Weak chemical forces combined to strengthen novel imaging technology
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 19:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Increasing the effectiveness of certain contrast agents is often used for imaging blood vessels and internal bleeding by associating them with nanoparticles, biomedical researchers report. The contrast agent being used is packaged inside or bonded to the surface of microscopic particles, which can be designed to target certain regions of the body or prolong the agent's activity.