Drug-Toting Nanochains Attack Brain Tumors (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

Drug-Toting Nanochains Attack Brain Tumors

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Magnetic nanochains carrying a chemotherapy drug and stem cell inhibitor are able to cross the blood-brain barrier and lodge inside the tumor's vascular network. A radiofrequency field applied from outside the body causes the chains to vibrate and burst the liposome sphere carrying the drugs, releasing them into the tumor.

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Efstathios Karathanasis

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