Photothermal therapies utilize photosensitizing agents to convert applied light into heat. This release of energy results in localized damage to targeted cells or other therapeutic effects. Plasmonic ...

Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles behind mRNA vaccines, to ...

Along with biocompatibility, MSNs boast a high surface area and facile surface tunability. The former has led to MSNs being described as "nanosponges", as their high surface area allows particles to ...

When designing a nanoparticle-enabled drug delivery system, many intersecting considerations must be taken into account, such as the target location of the drug payload, the method of delivery, uptake ...

Researchers have developed a new lipid nanoparticle design that directs mRNA to the pancreas by exploiting the organ’s own ...

T cells are supposed to be relentless. These white blood cells patrol the body, identify threats, and destroy them.

Cuproptosis was discovered in 2022. It was a previously unknown type of cell death caused by an excess of copper. The ...

Discover how, using nanoparticles, New Phase aims to destroy cancer cells through controlled heat in a process known as ...

Professor Lisa Volpatti studied how surface chemistry shapes delivery, stability, and targeting in experimental medicines, ...

Researchers have created nanoparticles that can remove disease-driving proteins while also delivering a chemotherapeutic or ...

A new generation of “theranostic” nanoparticles has been shown to both detect and reduce plaques in the arteries. Nanoparticles absorbed by immune cells in the arteries, where they work to lower ...

The most common side effects of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot are well known: soreness, mild fever, and general ...