Steroid-loaded Nanoparticles Could Save Soldiers’ Lives After Explosive Blasts

Hemostatic dexamethasone nanoparticles developed by researchers at Virginia Tech and Case Western Reserve helps to alleviate internal hemorrhaging.

Soldiers often suffer internal trauma following a traumatic event. Internal bleeding within the lungs is dangerous and requires immediate medical attention, but options for immediate treatment is lacking.

Nanoparticles Used to Speed Up the Wound Healing Process
Nanoparticles are now used to speed up the wound-healing process by inhibiting cells which travel towards the injured site.

Nanoparticles developed by researchers can be injected into a patient to help with internal clot formation to reduce inflammation within the lungs.

The hemostatic dexamethasone nanoparticles (hDNP) consists of a block polymer loaded with steroids. Researchers injected the particles in rats subjected to trauma and found that the nanoparticles increases oxygen levels, reduced internal bleeding and cellular damage in the lungs.

The researchers conclude that the nanoparticles could help alleviate internal bleeding and save lives.

Gold Nanoparticles Kill Cancer Cells Reducing the Need for Radiation
Cancer cells have a lower survival rate when they are injected with the gold nanoparticles reducing the radiation dose used for treatment.

Antibiotic Nanoparticles to Treat Respiratory Infection
German researchers have developed nanoparticles to deliver drug to the site of infection to increase treatment efficacy and overcoming resistance.

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Nanoparticles to Spot Diseased Neoplastic Cells
An injectible compound that glows in different colors depending on the amount of intracellular oxygen is discovered by researchers.