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• Letter | 16 September 2012

  M13-templated magnetic nanoparticles for targeted in vivo imaging of prostate cancer

  The M13 filamentous virus can be used to deliver large numbers of magnetic nanoparticles with a minimum number of targeting ligands for improved molecular imaging.

  • Debadyuti Ghosh
  • , Youjin Lee
  •  & Kimberly A. Kelly

• Article | 04 September 2011

  Nanopore-based detection of circulating microRNAs in lung cancer patients

  A biological nanopore is used to detect circulating microRNA in the plasma of lung cancer patients, offering a non-invasive method to screen and diagnose diseases.

  • Yong Wang
  • , Dali Zheng
  •  & Li-Qun Gu

• Letter | 30 January 2011

  Amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes protect neurons from injury in a rat stroke model

  Pretreating rats with amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes can decrease brain injury and enhance recovery of behavioural functions after a stroke.

  • Hyun Jung Lee
  • , Jiae Park
  •  & Sung Su Kim

• News & Views | 01 September 2010

  Hot nanoparticles light up cancer

  Targeting magnetic nanoparticles to tumours then applying an alternating magnetic field can improve the contrast for infrared thermal imaging.

  • John B. Weaver

• Research Highlights | 05 August 2010

  Nanoparticles heat up

• News & Views | 28 February 2010

  Strength in numbers

  Self-assembly of proteins commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases can be exploited to make well-ordered and strong functional macroscopic materials.

  • Markus J. Buehler

• News & Views | 01 January 2010

  Barcodes check out prostate cancer

  An assay based on gold nanoparticles could detect recurrences of prostate cancer sooner than is possible with existing techniques.

  • Stephen Hearty
  • , Paul Leonard
  •  & Richard O'Kennedy