When blood clots form in the aftermath of a heart attack or stroke, medications can be deployed to break them apart, but delivery is tricky. Getting the medicine to the clot takes some guesswork and ...

The coating on the capsule is dissolved as it reacts with the clotting material thrombin released at site of blood clots. The drug inside is then released. University of Melbourne A nanocapsule that ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists around the world are pursuing the goal of developing synthetic receptors capable of recognizing biologically important molecules. Although many attempts have been made to ...

Cancer that spreads to the central nervous system is notoriously difficult to treat, but a new nanocapsule may be small enough to do just that. When it comes to treating some cancers, often our own ...

(Nanowerk News) UCLA researchers have developed a new treatment method using a tiny nanocapsule to help boost the immune response, making it easier for the immune system to fight and kill solid tumors ...

Self-assembling molecules that spontaneously organize themselves to form complex structures are common in nature. For example, the tough outer layer of insects, called the cuticle, is rich in proteins ...

New study of University of Jyvaskyla and Aalto University shows that nanostructures constructed of DNA molecules can be programmed to function as pH-responsive cargo carriers, paving the way towards ...