That company is pioneering medical uses for carbon molecules
called nanospheres, such as attacking cancer cells and dramatically improving magnetic - resonance - imaging contrasts.
10 Yale researchers have created plastic
nanospheres that encapsulate proteins
called cytokines, which stimulate the immune system's killer T - cells.
Depending on the shape, the application, or the components, nanomaterials may be
called by a variety of different names, including nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanofilms, nanoshells,
nanospheres, nanowires, nanoclays, nanoconcrete, nanopolymers, and much more.