Nanoparticles Used To Deliver Treatment For Brain, Spinal Cord Injuries
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. Scientists coated silica nanoparticles with a polymer to target and repair injured guinea pig spinal cords. They then used the coated nanoparticles to deliver both the polymer and hydralazine to cells with secondary damage from a naturally produced toxin.
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