Mouse (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Mouse

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The drawing shows a mouse with a cancerous tumor on its hind leg. The nanoparticles are injected directly into the tumor, which is then flashed with near infrared laser light. Near infrared laser light penetrates through the tissue well and causes no burn damage.

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(Credit: Kamilla Nørregaard, Panum Inst.)

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(Credit: Kamilla Nørregaard, Panum Inst.)

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