Nanoparticles may help surgeons in diagnosing brain tumor
3 May 2010Researchers at Ohio State University are trying to diagnose brain tumor cells known as glioblastoms with the help of different nanoparticles once these nanoparticles are injected into the blood of the patients. The focus of the researchers is to combine two different particles together so the outcome will have multiple properties in one small particle known as nanocomposite.
The study published in the journal Nanotechnology, researchers claim that they have successfully fabricated a nanocomposite that has magnetic and fluorescent properties. The newly developed nanocomposite has a size of less than 20 nanometer and the magnetic feature will help in diagnosing the cancer cells in MRI and at the same time the fluorescent feature will allow to see the tumor under some special light.
Combining two different properties particles is a difficult task and it has never been attempted before; here researchers used an altogether different technique to combine the two different properties in a nanocomposite. They took the magnetic particle and tried to bind the fluorescent particle on the top of the magnetic particle at a very high temperature of 350 degree celcius. The new development will help doctors in treating the lethal brain disease glioblastoms.
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By any stretch of the imagination, an intriguing,”giant sequoia” tree trunk of medicine.Who knows, they might be able to use algae, like Chlorella, or Spirulina like nanobots to cure ailments aswell.A supremely commendable chunk of research.