Therapeutic nanoparticles give new meaning to sugar-coating medicine

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 18:07 in Physics & Chemistry

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles more effective than conventional thinking says they should be.

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