«Utilizing the nanoparticle carrier with a core made of
gold nanoparticles also made it possible to obtain evidence for the entry of nanoparticles into the tumor; we looked at the tumor under the electron microscope and observed the particles,» said post-doctoral fellow and first author Xiangsheng Liu.
Gold nanoparticles also absorb visible light, causing some of its own electrons to be jolted out.
Not exact matches
And by absorbing the same light that triggers the drug release, the
gold nanoparticles could
also heat the cancer cells, providing a double punch.
The research, in which the CIC biomaGUNE and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
also participate, not only represents a record in optical quality in which billions of
gold nanoparticles behave as a single one, but introduces a new way to manipulate and improve nanomaterials by employing lasers as chisels in the hands of a sculptor.
The researchers
also injected the cell with
gold nanoparticles, then trained a laser on them to heat up different parts of the cell.
The
gold - platinum
nanoparticles, which are about hundred thousand times thinner than a human hair,
also are efficient at converting laser radiation into heat and killing the cancer cell, making them promising for another cancer treatment known as photo - thermal therapy.
The sheets were then synthesized with nanometer - sized
gold nanoparticles that can
also absorb visible light.
Hybrid copper -
gold nanoparticles convert carbon dioxide to methane CO2 = > CH4 May reduce greenhouse gas emissions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Copper — the stuff of pennies and tea kettles — is
also one of the...