Magnetic Nanoparticles Kill Tumors with Heat

Jul-02-19 Magnetic nanoparticles able to kill tumors with heat could be guided deep into the body to access cancers the syringe can’t reach.

While killing cancerous tumors with heated nanoparticles is a promising therapy, the particles are usually injected using a syringe—which won’t reach most tumors. To help expand the reaches of this treatment, the team from Oregon State University developed nanoclusters that will heat very efficiently, requiring only a few to generate enough heat to kill the tumor. These clusters could be delivered via a systemic delivery method, such as intravenous injection, and still accumulate within the tumor in enough numbers to be effectively heated.

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