Sentences with phrase «nanotubes fluoresce»
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The near - infrared light that causes the nanotubes to fluoresce can penetrate about eight centimeters into human tissue, so physicians could potentially shine the light through skin and flesh to look for fluorescence from nanotubes signaling the presence of cancer cells.
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At that scale, when the nanotubes are hit by near - infrared light with wavelengths of about 800 to 1,400 nanometers, they naturally fluoresce.