Gold Nanostar (IMAGE)

Duke University

Gold Nanostar

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A gold nanostar under an electron microscope. The nanostar's size causes it to accumulate within tumors, where researchers use infrared light to heat it and destroy cancerous growths.

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Tuan Vo-Dinh, Duke University

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