Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments.