Combining nanotubes and antibodies for breast cancer 'search and destroy' missions

Single-walled nanotubes - cylinders of carbon about a nanometre in diameter - have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibres, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells. Thanks to a new development by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and five partners, you can add one more application to the list: detection and destruction of an aggressive form of breast cancer...

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