Near Infrared Nanoparticles Shine a Bright Light on Cancer
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 18:28
in Physics & Chemistry
A new imaging method for breast cancer has been developed by a team of scientists from Penn State utilizing encapsulated fluorescent molecules in calcium phosphate nanoparticles and non-toxic near infrared imaging.
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