Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells
Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumours and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells. Joseph Irudayaraj, a Purdue University associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, developed the nanoscale, multifunctional probes, which have antibodies on board, to search out and attach to cancer cells...