Nano-bombs destroy cancer

Researchers at the University of Delaware are taking a new step in the fight against cancer - a new technology for detecting and treating cancer, the 'nano' bombs that can explode. breast cancer tumor.

Balaji Panchapakesan, an associate professor at the University of Delaware, who led the study, said the study was still in its infancy and needed more intensive research and experimentation before applying this technology to treat children. people.

" There's no one left over, and we're focused on rooting out cancer ," says Panchapakesan. These nano- bombs are the result of a study of more than two years of carbon nanotubes (including carbon atoms arranged in a tube) of the Panchapakesan group.

The team initially considered the use of carbon nanotubes as a drug delivery device. Because they are smaller than the size of a single cell, these nanotubes can deliver the prescribed dose of high precision to each cell.

However, the effectiveness of nanotubes has been authenticated through many different experiments, the research team had a more remarkable discovery: use them to create "bomb" nano. These " bombs " are wrapped in carbon nanotubes, which can be used to destroy cancer cells.

Scientists have replicated the nano- bomb explosion in a solution that includes water, phosphate and salt, which means that these nano- bombs could be used in the human body. This' nano 'bomb is limited to a very small area with little effect on the body, which can cause a very minor pain such as a pinch,' Panchapakesan said.

Panchapakesan believes that this type of 'nano- bomb ' has a great potential as an agent for destroying cancer cells, especially for breast cancer. It is more effective than current treatments because of their potent, selective, non-destructive, 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, cancer diagnosis ... Panchapakesan also predicts that nano-biological robots or nanoscale surgical instruments could be introduced into the body. People to remove the tumors in areas where traditional medicine methods can not.

T.VY (According to Physorg)