Nanotechnology

    Tiny gold shells that absorb certain types of radiation may become a new weapon in the ongoing battle against cancer.  Nanoshells are golden balls that have a bit of mica in their center and can be designed to absorb radiation at various frequencies.

    The tiny metal balls could be placed inside a person and used to detect and destroy cancerous tumors. The theory is that the nanoshells could attach to a tumor and, when hit by a certain type of light, heat up and kill cancer cells.

    The nanoshells are small enough to travel through the human bloodstream. Doctors could then shine near-infrared light on the patients, which is harmless, to light up the shells, revealing the tumor. By increasing the intensity of the light, the bound shells would heat up and kill the cancerous cells.
 

General Links:

Nano Cancer info video    Link  ( To log in use:  email -  a@yahoo.com   , password -  a )

NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer   Link

The Scientist  "The Ups and Downs of Nanobiotech"   8/30/04 article   Link

Colloidial Gold Nanoparticles      Link

Gold Nanoparticle article from 2002     Link

Nanospectra Biosciences Links:

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc.   Link

Technology Review   "Cooking Tumors"   11/04 article   Link

Jennifer West   (Co-inventor of Nanoshells)   Link

Naomi Halas, PhD  (Co-inventor of Nanoshells)   Link

The Scientist  "Solid Gold Cancer Therapy"  11/03 article     Link

Nanoshell abstract from 11/03     Link

Triton Biosystems Links:

Triton Biosystems    Link

Cytimmune Sciences Links:

Cytimmune Sciences    Link

Cytimmune's Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles     Link

     I am not a medical or health professional.  Information in this site has been gathered from numerous sources and is for research purposes only.  I do not guarantee the accuracy of any information in this site.    Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor     www.DSRCT.com

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