BIOSECURE Act: What Does It Mean for Your Nanoparticle Supply Chain?
BIOSECURE is changing how biotechnology companies evaluate suppliers, particularly for programs involving federal contracts, grants, or loans. For nanoparticle buyers, the issue goes beyond knowing who sells the material. You...
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What to Look for When Selecting a Nanoparticle CDMO Partner
Selecting a nanoparticle CDMO is an early technical decision with long-term consequences. A partner that can produce a promising development batch may still struggle when the process has to scale,...
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Increasing Lateral Flow Assay Sensitivity
Lateral flow assays offer speed, simplicity, and portability, but achieving a sufficiently low limit of detection can be challenging. A test may produce a strong signal at higher analyte concentrations...
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Gold Conjugate Characterization for Diagnostic Assays
After you’ve selected your gold nanoparticle reporter and conjugated your target ligand to the surface, the next step is determining if the resulting conjugate is stable enough to deliver consistent...
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Gold Nanoparticles for Diagnostics: A Practical Selection Guide for Assay Development
Gold nanoparticles are a foundational component of many diagnostic technologies, including lateral flow assays, immunoassays, and biosensors. While these gold reporter particles are often treated as interchangeable, differences in particle...
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Nanoparticles for Mycotoxin Detection in Agricultural Testing
Detecting mycotoxins at the trace levels required by global regulations usually means laboratory analysis. Lateral flow assays (LFAs) offer a faster alternative, with on-site results in minutes, but their sensitivity...
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PLGA Nanoparticle Formulation for Your API: A Decision Framework for Polymer Selection
Your API is in hand. You know you need a nanoparticle carrier. Now comes the question that shapes everything downstream: which platform, and which polymer? PLGA (poly lactic-co-glycolic acid) is...
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Advanced Cosmetic Ingredient Delivery Systems with Mesoporous Silica
Introduction to Mesoporous Silica for Cosmetic Ingredient DeliveryNanocarrier-based delivery systems can enhance the permeability, stability and bioavailability of active ingredients to improve cosmetic efficacy.1 In particular, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs)...
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Advantages of Nanoparticles in Cosmetics
In cosmetic formulations, performance often comes down to how effectively an active ingredient is delivered. At the nanoscale, materials exhibit properties that can be leveraged to enhance stability, control release,...
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What You Need to Know About Magnetic Nanoparticles
Understanding the key properties of magnetic nanoparticles is critical to their use in specific applications. Particle size and uniformity, superparamagnetic properties, surface chemistry, functionalization, and aqueous compatibility are the primary...
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Fortis Life Sciences Acquires nanoComposix
Fortis Life Sciences has completed its acquisition of nanoComposix, a premium nanomaterials company focused on solutions for assay development and diagnostics. Since 2004, nanoComposix has built one of the most...
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Expanded Manufacturing Capability for Large Scale Production of 40 nm Gold Nanoparticles
SAN DIEGO, California – nanoComposix has improved its process development for scaling up the 40 nm gold citrate particles for use in lateral flow diagnostic assays. This capability can expand...
Read MorenanoComposix Completes ISO 13485:2016 Certification for Quality Management System
SAN DIEGO, California – nanoComposix is proud to announce successful expansion of its Quality Management System (QMS) to include ISO 13485:2016 certification*. The certification demonstrates that the nanoComposix QMS satisfies the current...
Read MorenanoComposix Partners with BIOZOL Diagnostica Vertrieb GmbH to Widen Distribution of nanoComposix Nanoparticles to Customers Across Germany
SAN DIEGO, California – nanoComposix has signed an agreement with BIOZOL Diagnostica Vertrieb GmbH (biozol.de/de) to broaden the distribution of nanoComposix products to customers throughout Germany and Austria. nanoComposix (nanocomposix.com)...
Read MoreAnnouncing nanoComposix & University of Minnesota Joint Webinar
Advancement in nanowarming and the impact on critical animal models for drug therapies and genetic studies In this webinar, Dr. Bischof and Dr. Kholsa will be joining us from the...
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