Magnetic nanoparticles to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat (PhysOrg)

Friday, November 6, 2009 | Technology

Whether it’s magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of ‘therapeutically armed’ white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour’s territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels and induce nerve-led behaviour (such as the life-dependant thumping of our hearts), mNPs have come a long way in the past decade.
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