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  • noun A colloid whose particles have dimensions measured in nanometres, especially such an emulsion of water and oil or biological lipids

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Examples

  • UCLA chemists create synthetic 'gene-like' crystals for carbon dioxide capture Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have developed a targeted nanocapsule system that delivers two cancer therapies simultaneously: the chemotherapy agent doxorubicin and heat therapy (hyperthermia).

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • The researchers envision developing a series of nanoscale delivery devices that can target specific organs in the body for radiation therapy or imaging by tinkering with the sugar coating on the nanocapsule.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • An external magnetic field passed over the nanocapsule releases doxorubicin and also heats up the NAC solution, heating the tumor cells to more than 50° C to kill them.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • The process of answering that question led them to demonstrating how a nanocapsule system can be a

    IEEE Spectrum 2010

  • Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • American Chemical Society, is ultimately a proposal for a nanocapsule system that administers antimicrobial treatments only in the presence of pathogenic bacteria.

    IEEE Spectrum 2010

  • Starting with simple carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Spain has developed a sugar-coated nanocapsule that can deliver large doses of radioactivity to tumors.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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