Gold and silica nanoparticles imitate the two faces of the god Janus
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers from the Basque centre CIC biomaGUNE and the University of Antwerp (Belgium) have designed nanoparticles with one half formed of gold branches and the other of silicon oxide. They are a kind of Janus particle, so-called in honour of the Roman god with two faces, which could be used in phototherapy in the future to treat tumours.