Nanoparticles Make Cancer Cells Visible

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could detect tumors and their metastases as easily as we find broken bones with X-rays? A team of scientists headed by S. Bhatia in Boston has been working on this problem. They have found a way to make a tumor-specific protease visible by using Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news65963231.html">Nanoparticles Make Cancer Cells Visible</a></p> <p>Wouldn’t it be nice if we could detect tumors and their metastases as easily as we find broken bones with X-rays? A team of scientists headed by S. Bhatia in Boston has been working on this problem. They have found a way to make a tumor-specific protease visible by using Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p>