New pretreatment process delivers biocompatible, stable gold nanorods for tumor treatment
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 14:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gold isnt just lovely in jewelry; it has long been used as medicine. Modern medicine is particularly focused on nanoscopic gold, which can be used as a contrast agent and in the treatment of cancer. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Eugene R. Zubarev and his team at Rice University in Houston have now introduced a new pretreatment process for gold nanorods that could accelerate their use in medical applications.