Novel theranostic agent designed for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy
Date | 26th, Jun 2018 |
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Source | News Medical - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
A novel, intelligent theranostic agent for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy has been developed that remains as small molecules while circulating in the bloodstream, can then self-assemble into larger nanostructures in the tumor, and be activated by the tumor microenvironment for therapy guided by photoacoustic imaging.