Destroy cancer cells with 'nano' bombs

The group of scientists at the University of Delaware (USA) has achieved positive initial results, opening a good prospect for the fight against cancer, which is the study of making nano-bombs. can explode cancer tumors.

Balaji Panchapakesan, Associate Professor of Electrical and IT Faculty, University of Delaware, who led the research, said the research is still in its early stages and requires extensive research and clinical trials before applying the technology. This is to treat people.

'There is no mistake, we are focusing on eradicating cancer,' Panchapakesan said. He also explained that these nano-bombs are the result of more than two years of carbon nanotubes (including carbon atoms arranged in cylinders). In the early stages, he said, the team looked at using carbon nanotubes as a drug delivery device. Because they are smaller than the size of a single cell, these nanotubes can deliver the drug with high accuracy to individual cells.

However, the team made a discovery that surprised everyone when the effectiveness of nanotubes was demonstrated through various experiments: Using nanotubes to create a nano "bomb". These bombs are surrounded by carbon nanotubes and they can explode.

When researchers saw the explosions of these nano bombs, they fully believed that they could be used to kill cancer cells. The team of researchers has reproduced the nano "bomb" explosion in a solution of water, phosphate and salt. This means that nano-bombs can be used in humans.

'In fact, this' nano' bomb is locally restricted in a certain body area, the ability to affect other body areas is very small. That's why I call it 'nano pain', in other words, it can cause a very small pain like a prick, ' Panchapakesan said. He also fully believed that this type of nano-bomb would be a potential method to kill cancer cells, especially for breast cancer. It is more effective than current treatments because of its strong, selective, devastating, non-toxic effects and can be combined with current methods, including microsurgery.

So far, nanotechnology has proven to have many important applications such as treatment and diagnosis of cancer . Panchapakesan also predicts that nano-biological robots or nano-surgical devices can be inserted. deep in the human body to remove tumors in areas where even traditional medical methods cannot be done.