NANOPARTICLE Tracking Analysis (NTA) is being used to characterise exosomes for use in delivering therapeutic moieties to specific tissues in vivo at the Science and Engineering Institutes (SCE) in Singapore. In the Molecular Engineering Laboratory, established in 2009 by Nobel…
Category: particle characterisation
Nanoparticle tracking analysis to characterise microvesicles
THE YIN research lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, is working at the interface of chemistry, biology, and engineering to study structure-based drug design, and using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to characterise biological nanoparticles such as microvesicles.…
Nanoparticle tracking for biomedical nanoconstructs
NANOPARTICLE Tracking Analysis (NTA) is being employed by the Vo-Dinh lab at Duke University’s department of biomedical engineering, to help characterise metal nanoparticle construct materials for use in biosensing, imaging, and cancer therapy, reports Nanosight. The main research goal of…
Hunting down nano particles in the wild
A NEW project to develop instruments to detect and classify nanoparticles in the environment has been launched under FP7, the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme. The Smart-Nano project is coordinated by the Swiss Electronic and Microtechnology Centre (Centre Suisse d’Electronique…
Particle sizers get Analytica launch
FRITSCH is using Analytica 2012 to launch two new models in its Analysette range. The two new Analysette 28 particle analysers measure the shape and size of particles in powders and bulk solids, and in suspensions and emulsions. The Analysette…
2012 webinar programme covers material characterisation
MALVERN has announced its programme of web-based training seminars – webinars – for 2012. Delivered in a number of languages, these ‘masterclass’ sessions cover a wide range of material characterisation issues, appropriate for beginners and experienced users alike working across…
Faster particle sizing for more productivity
ANALYSIS of raw material particle sizes is a routine laboratory job where speed and accuracy are the most important considerations. Malvern Instruments says its Mastersizer 3000 particle analysis instrument offers a boost to productivity through extensive automation, and the benefits…
Intelligent particle sizing supports R+D
COMBINING the highest optical performance with intelligent software enables the new Mastersizer 3000 to bring expert measurement and analysis capabilities to experienced and novice users alike, says Malvern Instruments. This laser diffraction particle size analyser measures particles from 10nm to…
FDA selects FlowCam particle analyser
FLUID Imaging Technologies has delivered a FlowCam particle imaging and analysis system to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in its laboratory. The agency issued ‘solicitation requirements’ for an imaging-based particle analysis instrument offering continuous, microscopic, non-destructive…
How to detect and identify protein aggregates
A NEW application note from Fluid Imaging Technologies, Detection of protein aggregates in parenteral drug formulations, reveals the main challenges facing drug manufacturers in accurately detecting, counting and identifying protein aggregates. Among the concerns discussed, it mentions the time and…