Detecting, treats tumors, and monitoring response to therapy with gold 'nano-popcorn'
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 15:02
in Health & Medicine
Using a two-step process that creates gold nanoparticles that look like kernels of popcorn, researchers at Jackson State University have created a targeted nanoparticle that can detect as few as 50 malignant prostate cells and serve as a thermal scalpel that can kill the cells. Moreover, the optical signal produced by these nanoparticles changes as cells die, providing a means of tracking the response of prostate tumor cells to thermal therapy.
