Plasmofluidic Microlenses for Label-Free Optical Sorting of Exosomes
Optofluidic-plasmonic (OPtIC) microlenses
As shown in recent studies, periodic and quasi-periodic arrays of plasmonic nanoapertures can be used as micro-convex lenses focusing incident plane waves to dimensions comparable to optical wavelengths11,12,13. In addition to significantly-small...
Acupuncture can be a wonderful tool for preventing number of diseases
Well-recognized for its therapeutic effects, acupuncture is increasingly being appreciated for its ability to promote wellness and contribute to the prevention of a broad range of conditions. A new study, which demonstrates the promise...
Update: British RNA Biotech Increases Series A to €34M
Update (20/05/19): Storm Therapeutics has increased it’s series A financing round by an additional €16M (£14M) to €34M (£30M), which the company plans to use to advance its pipeline of RNA focused drug candidates...
Why Clinical Trial Design Can Make or Break Your Company
Andreas Wallnöfer spent over 20 years working on drug development at Roche before moving to BioMedPartners to apply his expertise to biotech investment. At our recent Labiotech Refresh event in Zurich, he explained why...
Plant-derived siRNAs could bring a ‘green revolution’ in RNAi tools and therapeutics
"Green revolution" in the early 1950s, the extensive cultivation of Dwarf Rice solves the food problem in developing countries. At present, chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been a major public health...
New technology harnesses bacterial jumping genes for precise DNA integration
A new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons could fix one of the major shortcomings of current gene-editing tools, including CRISPR, and offer a powerful new approach for...
Identification of a novel strong promoter from the anhydrobiotic midge, Polypedilum vanderplanki, with conserved...
Cell culture
Pv11 cells were originally established in our lab4. AeAl-2, Sape-4 and Tc81 cells were obtained as file numbers ANJP 1715, ANJP 1784 and ANJP 1805, respectively, from the GeneBank of NARO (https://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/index_j.php). BmN4...
Adding a carbon atom transforms 2D semiconducting material
Credit: Fu Zhang/Penn State
A technique that introduces carbon-hydrogen molecules into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten disulfide dramatically changes the electronic properties of the material, according to Penn State researchers at...
Climate change responsible for severe infectious disease in UK frogs
Compelling research reveals fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reduced
Credit: Greg Hitchock
Climate change has already increased the spread and severity of a fatal disease caused by Ranavirus that infects...
3D microchannels promote self-assembly of ordered emulsions at low droplet concentrations
Credit: SUTD
Self-assembly is the process by which simple building blocks interact and organize themselves into ordered structures. Nature abounds with fascinating examples of self-assembled structures. Inspired...
