Controlled heat & iron oxyde nanospheres coated with antigens seek & destroy tumors
This animal tested method of seeking & killing cancer cells uses several smart inovations to overcome some of the drawbacks of earlier attemps to use heat & nanospheres or nanorods.
It succeeds in controlling the amount of heat & to keep it concentrated in tumors to avoid damaging healthy tissues.
The antigens on the surface of the nanospheres selecively target the tumors. The magnetic induction of heat allows deeper access than methods using light to treat tumors. http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/newsroo...bes3-2007.html UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS USE HEATED NANOPROBES TO DESTROY BREAST CANCER CELLS IN MICE