Nanotechnology based therapeutic agents improves fighting with cancer
18 February 2010Although nanotechnology has grown a mature way and has found applications in almost all fields of science and technology, energy, consumer products, electronics etc., it’s application in medicine will bring relief to many people around the globe. Around the world people are investigating various ways to use nanotechnology for either detecting a number of diseases or use nanotechnology for treating the diseases.
Mauro Ferrari, Chairman and professor of the department of nanomedicine and biomedical engineering, HSC, University of Texas has already submitted a paper on the application of nanotechnology for cancer detection and treatment in the Journal of Mechanical Engineering and the same will be published in the March 2010 issue.
The researchers at University of Texas have fabricated some engineered nanoparticles having superior capability to deliver drugs to the desired areas. The new nanoparticles will exploit and identify the unique cells affected by various cancer lesions and will treat affected areas only thus protecting the healthy cells.
Researcher have found and demonstrated that the newly engineered nanoparticles are designed to concentrate on localized tumor cells and can be used in very small dosages. The major advantages of such nanoparticles is that these are very less likely to disperse to healthy human body cells and therefore are less likely to cause any side effects.
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Can you list the DOI or the specific location? I can’t find the original journal article. Thanks.