In one study, a team of investigators at Northwestern University has shown that they can combine two powerful but extremely toxic anticancer agents – cisplatin anddoxorubicin – in one polymer nanoparticle, producing a substantial boost in their ability of the combination to destroy tumors.
Posts Tagged ‘nanoparticles’
NU Researchers Find That Nanoparticles Deliver One-Two Therapeutic Punch to Kill Tumor Cells, by Physorg.com
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010New Arsenic Nanoparticle Blocks Aggressive Breast Cancer, by Marla Paul
Saturday, July 24th, 2010The nanoparticle, called a nanobin, was injected into mice with triple negative breast tumors. Nanobins loaded with arsenic reduced tumor growth in mice, while the non-encapsulated arsenic had no effect on tumor growth. The arsenic nanobins blocked tumor growth by causing the cancer cells to die by a process known as apoptosis.
How Things Look When They’re Small Can Make a Big Difference
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009If you’ve ever checked a weather report or turned a map upside down to orient it, then you know the value of a good model. So does George Schatz, the Morrison Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. He is among the leading authorities on developing computer models and simulations used by researchers to help explain and predict the properties of things like DNA or nanoparticles. SiS asked him to tell us more about his work.
