TEHRAN (ANA)- Unlike human relationships, particle physics is strict when it comes to the dictum 'like repels, opposites attract' and in the same way that the same poles of any two magnets resist touching, negative and positive charges have a universal aversion to their own company, according to the University of Oxford.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Head of the headquarters for the development of nanotechnology affiliated to the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Emad Ahmadvand said that nanoscale certificate was issued for 400 new products in the past Persian calendar year (ended on March 19).

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian knowledge-based company has succeeded in production and commercializing nano-based unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) profiles with twice the mechanical strength of normal profiles.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The managing director of an Iranian knowledge-based company active in the field of nanotechnology said that the company’s experts have applied a nanobubble system for the agricultural and aquatic industries.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Maryam Hajfathalian, an Iranian researcher at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, in cooperation with her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University have developed sugar-coated gold nanoparticles that can be utilized for both imaging and destroying biofilms, a report said, adding biofilm is a slimy and hard layer which pave the way for bacteria to develop on the teeth or wounded skin if left unattended.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A novel treatment method developed by researchers at the University of Texas targets lung cancer cells with unprecedented precision, using nanoparticles to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly, potentially transforming cancer care by reducing side effects and improving treatment outcomes.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences succeeded in formulating, preparing and determining the features of pegylated doxorubicin nanoliposomes targeted with anti-nucleolin aptamer and studying the anti-tumor effects in vitro and in vivo in the mice with cancerous tumors.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Specialists at an Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in producing antibacterial fibers and thread by using nanotechnology.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A recent study by the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS has introduced an innovative nanogel capable of delivering anti-inflammatory drugs directly to glial cells, showing promise in treating spinal cord injuries that lead to paraplegia or quadriplegia.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Recent research reveals a breakthrough in lung repair, showing how delivering vascular endothelial growth factor alpha (VEGFA) via lipid nanoparticles can significantly repair damaged blood vessels, akin to plumbing repairs.