An international team of researchers has developed a nanocapsule that is capable of crossing the blood brain barrier (BBB) to carry the CRISPR-Cas9 editing tool to treat a brain tumor. In their paper ...

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 ...

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 mimic the way that ...

Researchers from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University in Finland have developed a customized DNA nanostructure that can perform a predefined task in human body-like conditions. To do so, the ...

(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 ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University in Finland have developed a customized DNA nanostructure that can perform a predefined task in human body-like conditions ...

In a recent study, researchers developed a nanocapsule gene therapy that can edit an Alzheimer’s-associated gene in mice, potentially offering a novel treatment for neurological disorders. One of the ...

A nanocapsule is any nanoparticle having a shell and space where desired substances can be encapsulated. Technologies used for microencapsulation of materials have existed for many years. Predominant ...

A nanocapsule that delivers the gene-editing tool CRISPR to the brain could be used to treat one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, called glioblastoma. In tests in mouse models of the ...

A new drug delivery system that uses a synthetic-biological hybrid nanocapsule could provide a smart technology for targeted treatment of a variety of serious diseases at the genetic level. The hybrid ...