(Inderscience Publishers) The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide.
These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers across, can be used to trap antibodies to the virus that causes cervical cancer and to the bacteria that causes potentially lethal diarrhea.
magnetic nanoparticlesDetecting lethal diseases with rust and sandEurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Sun, 01/30/2011 - 23:00
Magnetic nanoparticles to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and t...EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health Thu, 11/05/2009 - 23:00
(Institute of Physics) The future for magentic nanoparticles (mNPs) appears bright With the design of "theranostic" molecules. mNPs could play a crucial role in developing one-stop tools to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat a wide range of common diseases and injuries. |
