Researchers Create Organic, Non-Toxic Nanoparticle That Lights Up, Uses Sound and Heat to Find and Treat Tumors

Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 14:30 in Physics & Chemistry

A team of scientists from Princess Margaret Hospital have created an organic nanoparticle that is completely non-toxic, biodegradable and nimble in the way it uses light and heat to treat cancer and deliver drugs. (A nanoparticle is a minute molecule with novel properties).

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