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Nanoparticles shrink tumors in mice

UCLA scientists carried out "comprehensive studies on mice with human tumors" "In a paper published July 8 in the journal Small, researchers at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrate that mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), tiny particles with thousands of pores, can store and deliver chemotherapeutic drugs in vivo and effectively suppress tumors in mice.

(PhysOrg.com) -- The application of nanotechnology in the field of drug delivery has attracted much attention in recent years. In cancer research,...First shared by physorg_physicson SERVICE_TWITTERLast shared: Fri Jul 09 22:01:33 GMT 201013 Total Shares: 13 Tweets

PhysOrg.comNanotechnology Used to Eliminate TumorsSoftpediaNanotechnology allows drug to affect only sick cells and it is a big step in the development of targeted delivery of anticancer drugs. ...