«The results are quite remarkable and will lead to much follow - up,» says Hongjie Dai, a chemist and
nanotube expert at Stanford University.
Not exact matches
The lab of co-author Dr. Robert Bast Jr., an
expert in ovarian cancer and vice president for translational research at MD Anderson, inserted gel - bound carbon
nanotubes into the ovaries of rodents to mimic the accumulations that are expected for
nanotubes linked to special antibodies that recognize tumor cells.
The research was carried out by
experts in synthetic and theoretical chemistry, materials and electron microscopy and builds on Professor Khlobystov's concept of carbon nano test tubes (World's tiniest test tubes, Guinness Book of World Records 2005), where the
nanotube acts as a container for molecules.
The Australian team at CSIRO is one of the principal global
experts with the know - how to manufacture yarns from carbon
nanotubes.