X-rays burst chemo-filled nanobubbles for targeted cancer drug delivery
Date | 16th, Jul 2018 |
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Source | New Atlas - Scientific News Websites |
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Researchers at the Center for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) have developed a new targeted treatment for cancer. Chemotherapy drugs are wrapped in "nano-bubbles" called liposomes, which are then injected into the desired part of the body and made to release their payload on demand, by applying X-ray radiation...
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Category: Medical
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Cancer
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Nanoparticles
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