Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

A unique nanoparticle to deliver a localized cancer treatment inhibits tumor growth in mice, according to a team of Penn State researchers. The nanoparticles, developed by Daniel Hayes, associate professor of biomedical engineering, have a specific chemistry that allows a microRNA (miRNA) to attach to it. A miRNA is a molecule that when paired to […]

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