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Neat News 2020-55 (added 2020-02-24)
Fighting cancer with nanoparticles
Public Domain by Erwin Rossen, Eindhoven University of Technology
| Modern chemotherapy tries to hit cancer cells but avoid healthy cells. Now nanoparticles have been developed that interact preferentially with cancer cells and can this way be used for diagnostic cancer imaging. In the long run the technique may be used to transport chemical agents to the cancer cells. After a few days the nano-cells are eliminated via the kidneys. For this they must have the right size. |