'Nanobubbles' kill cancer cells
Zap'em when you're close enough to see the bubbles Nanoparticles and lasers have proven both proven effective in targeting cancer cells, and now scientists have used them in concert to deliver death to diseased cells. Lasers that zap gold nanoparticles inside specific cells can either create small, bright bubbles to paint the target, or large bubbles that burst the cells. Such nanobubbles show up under microscopes and could allow scientists to better diagnose cancer cells, if not destroy them outright. Researchers have used nanobubbles in the past to blast plaque deposits that can clog arteries and cause heart attacks. Related ArticlesMulti-Tasking Nanoparticle Diagnoses and Fights Cancer SimultaneouslyUCSB Scientists Create Cancer-Stopping Nanoparticle-and-Laser Treatment Scientists Paint Brain Tumors With Nanoparticles for More Precise RemovalTagsTechnology, Jeremy Hsu "The bubbles work like a jackhammer," said Dmitri Lapotko, a physicist at Rice University in Houston and head of the study that ap
"Single-cell targeting is one of the most touted advantages of nanomedicine, and our approach delivers on that promise with a localized effect inside an individual cell," said Rice physicist Dmitri Lapotko, the lead researcher on the project. "The idea is to spot and treat unhealthy cells early, before a disease progresses to the point of making people extremely ill."
'Nanobubbles' kill cancer cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. ...
Thu 4 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
Nanobubbles 'jackhammer' cancer cells
HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Scientists at Rice University say they've used nanobubbles to target and explode individual diseased cancer cells.
Fri 5 Feb 10 from UPI
Lasers Create Targeted Nanobubble Bursts to Kill Cancer Cells
Zap'em when you're close enough to see the bubbles Nanoparticles and lasers have proven both proven effective in targeting cancer cells, and now scientists have used them in concert ...
Fri 5 Feb 10 from Popular Science
Tiny Bubbles Destroy Cancer Cells
Scientists have discovered a new technique for destroying cancer cells with tiny bubbles, or "nanobubbles."
Fri 5 Feb 10 from Livescience
Nanobubbles Destroy Diseased Cells
Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice Univ. have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions.??
Mon 8 Feb 10 from Laboratory Equipment
Killing cancer with nanobubbles, Fri 5 Feb 10 from R&D Mag
Featured - Video: Physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'
Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. Source: ...
Fri 5 Feb 10 from Labspaces.net
Scientists Kill Cancer Cells Using Lasers and Nanoparticles, Thu 4 Feb 10 from AZoNano
Rice physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'
Scientists at Rice University have discovered a way to use lasers and nanoparticles to identify and treat individual diseased cells with tiny vapor "nanobubbles." In research published in the ...
Thu 4 Feb 10 from Eurekalert
Physicists Kill Cancer With 'Nanobubbles'
Team finds method of IDing, destroying individual diseased cellsUsing lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased ...
Fri 5 Feb 10 from RedOrbit
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