Using gold particles to fight cancer
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 10:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at the MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, The Netherlands, are developing a method of detecting and treating tumors with the help of gold particles with dimensions measure in mere nanometres. The underlying concept is that proteins (antibodies) can be attached to miniscule particles of gold. The antibodies ensure that the gold particles come into contact with a tumor. They can then be detected, or used to destroy the tumor.