Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 11:21
in Physics & Chemistry
MIT researchers have developed tiny gold particles that can home in on tumors, and then, by absorbing energy from near-infrared light and emitting it as heat, destroy tumors with minimal side effects.
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