Self-assembled 'hairy' nanoparticles could give a double punch to cancer

Self-assembled 'hairy' nanoparticles could give a double punch to cancer 02/06/2018 12:49 PM EST "Hairy" nanoparticles made with light-sensitive materials that assemble themselves could one day become "nano-carriers" providing doctors a new way to simultaneously introduce both therapeutic drugs and cancer-fighting heat into tumors. That's one potential application for a new technology that combines water-repelling yet light-sensitive and water-absorbing materials into polymeric nano-reactors for creating photo-responsive gold nanoparticles. Full story at http://www.news.gatech.edu/2018/01/31/self-assembled-hairy-nanoparticles-could-give-double-punch-cancer Source Georgia Institute of Technology 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