Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects

Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects 11/14/2017 02:37 PM EST Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of FDA-approved cancer drugs inside cancer cells in laboratory cultures. Full story at http://news.rice.edu/2017/11/08/nanoshells-could-deliver-more-chemo-with-fewer-side-effects-2/ Source Rice University This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111