News Using Nanotechnology to Deliver ‘Potentially Transformative’ Peptide-Based Therapeutics A physician-scientist, James Labelle is developing therapies that modify the function of the immune system – by examining why, on a molecular level, some pediatric cancers are resistant to treatment....
Technology Direct Molten-Salt Synthesis of High-Quality III-V Quantum Dots This technology delivers enhanced optical quality and compositional versatility in colloidal III-V nanocrystals through a novel molten salt redox synthesis, enabling efficient fabrication of high-performance semiconductor materials for optoelectronic applications.…
News Multifunctional Nanomedicine Developed Using Novel UChicago Tech Gets FDA Nod to Initiate Clinical Trials Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) recently announced that the FDA has approved the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical study of its novel cancer...
Technology Silicon Nanomaterials for Neuronal Cell Activation Silicon is highly desirable for biomedical device applications because of its thermal and mechanical properties, as well as its biocompatibility. However, its practical application is presently limited by a lack…
News Detecting and Monitoring Disease Using DNA-Nanotechnology Advanced imaging probes are enabling University of Chicago researchers to predict patient responsivity to therapeutics and monitor the progression of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease and several other disorders...
News Redesigning Semiconductors “Sometimes you have to rethink the chemistry, rethink the materials, rethink the manufacturing process,” says Dmitri Talapin, professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago. This approach led Talapin—who specializes...
Technology Nanomedicine Delivery Platform For Precision Targeting Of Pancreatic β-Cells A nano-scale system delivers mRNA precisely to pancreatic β-cells, targeting both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes preserving β-cell function and enhancing treatment specificity with minimal off-target effects The Unmet…
News Patent of the Week: Selectively Stimulating Cells for Pain Treatment, Immunotherapy Many diseases, including Parkinson’s and irregular heartbeat, can be treated by electrically stimulating organs using an implantable device. However, the use of these devices is often high risk, as it...
News Startup Spotlight: Digital Adventures The Polsky Center caught up with Digital Adventures and learned more about their plans for the future as well as look at the Polsky Center’s role in the company’s development.
Technology Monolithic (Binder Free) Carbon-Based Bioelectronic Devices for Biomodulation and Electroceutical Applications The global electroceuticals market is expected to reach $25+ billion by 2021. Modern biolectronics with multi-scale structures are used extensively for drug delivery, biosensing, and biological modulations. However, macroscopic bioelectronic…
