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August 19, 2014 blog post

How do Nanoparticles Enter Cells?

There is an ovarian cancer drug called DOXIL that is delivered to cells in a nanoparticle made of molecules of

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July 7, 2014 blog post

How I Study Nanoparticles’ Interactions with Biological Soup

Designing non-toxic nanomaterials requires that we understand how those nanomaterials interact with biological systems. Systems such as you me, and

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March 12, 2014 blog post

Fungus Amongus – the Nanoparticle Producers

Recent discoveries continue to highlight the many uses of that wonderful kingdom of life, fungus.  Penicillin, a group of antibiotics

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February 4, 2014 blog post

Spying on chameleon nanoparticles inside living cells

If you are exposed to nanoparticles, you might think they would move around inside your body unchanged. However, it would

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December 17, 2013 blog post

The Cautionary Tale of DDT – Biomagnification, Bioaccumulation, and Research Motivation

We perform many different kinds of experiments in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology—some that you might expect (like making new

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December 3, 2013 blog post

Nature’s nanotechnology, bio-mimicry, and making the superpowers of your dreams a reality

Only over the past 20 years have we begun to harness the unique properties of nano-scale materials, while nature has

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September 10, 2013 blog post

Nanomedicine Explainer – My Cat is in a Clinical Trial

I present to you my cat, Graboid. She has nanoparticles coursing through her veins, and those nanoparticles may save her

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March 14, 2013 blog post

Science Discipline Drama – past and present

A Biologist and a Chemist Walk into a Lab…then they have to share space and tools and work together…(you thought

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