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Rutgers University

Nanotechnology for Stem Cells

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Nanotechnology developed at Rutgers University-New Brunswick could boost research on stem cell transplantation, which may help people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system injuries. The scientists' nanotechnology platform uses special tiny rods with nickel and gold to detect microRNA inside exosomes. Exosomes - tiny particles released by cells that play a critical role in cell-to-cell communication - are next generation biomarkers. The scientists successfully monitored the generation of neurons from human stem cells by characterizing exosomes without destroying them. The efficient technology can also be used to characterize heterogeneous brain tissue.

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Jin-Ho Lee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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