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Nanotechnology Study Could Impact Noninvasive Treatment of Cancer Tumors (Science Daily, 6/14/07) |
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June 13, 2007 |
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Ram Devireddy, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
at LSU, recently co-authored an article with Todd Monroe, assistant professor
of biological and agricultural engineering, investigating the complex effects
of nanoparticles on cell freezing. The report was published in the journal Nanotechnology.
The results of their study -- while not what they expected
-- could end up impacting cancer treatment. Devireddy and Monroe initiated a
study to investigate the effects of gold-based nanoparticles, or microscopic
particles equal to one-thousandth the thickness of a single strand of human
hair, on cell transport and the response of those cells after being frozen.
Their hypothesis: nanoparticles would alleviate the damaging effects generally
caused by the freezing process.
Read the full press release here.
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Last Updated ( June 18, 2007 )
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