'Nanobubbles' kill cancer cells

Zap'em when you're close enough to see the bubbles Nanoparticles and lasers have proven both proven effective in targeting cancer cells, and now scientists have used them in concert to deliver death to diseased cells. Lasers that zap gold nanoparticles inside specific cells can either create small, bright bubbles to paint the target, or large bubbles that burst the cells. Such nanobubbles show up under microscopes and could allow scientists to better diagnose cancer cells, if not destroy them outright. Researchers have used nanobubbles in the past to blast plaque deposits that can clog arteries and cause heart attacks. Related ArticlesMulti-Tasking Nanoparticle Diagnoses and Fights Cancer SimultaneouslyUCSB Scientists Create Cancer-Stopping Nanoparticle-and-Laser Treatment Scientists Paint Brain Tumors With Nanoparticles for More Precise RemovalTagsTechnology, Jeremy Hsu "The bubbles work like a jackhammer," said Dmitri Lapotko, a physicist at Rice University in Houston and head of the study that ap

'Nanobubbles' kill cancer cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. ...

Thu 4 Feb 10 from PhysOrg

Nanobubbles 'jackhammer' cancer cells

HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Scientists at Rice University say they've used nanobubbles to target and explode individual diseased cancer cells.

Fri 5 Feb 10 from UPI

Lasers Create Targeted Nanobubble Bursts to Kill Cancer Cells

Zap'em when you're close enough to see the bubbles Nanoparticles and lasers have proven both proven effective in targeting cancer cells, and now scientists have used them in concert ...

Fri 5 Feb 10 from Popular Science

Tiny Bubbles Destroy Cancer Cells

Scientists have discovered a new technique for destroying cancer cells with tiny bubbles, or "nanobubbles."

Fri 5 Feb 10 from Livescience

Nanobubbles Destroy Diseased Cells

Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice Univ. have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions.??

Mon 8 Feb 10 from Laboratory Equipment

Killing cancer with nanobubbles, Fri 5 Feb 10 from R&D Mag

Featured - Video: Physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'

Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. Source: ...

Fri 5 Feb 10 from Labspaces.net

Scientists Kill Cancer Cells Using Lasers and Nanoparticles, Thu 4 Feb 10 from AZoNano

Rice physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'

Scientists at Rice University have discovered a way to use lasers and nanoparticles to identify and treat individual diseased cells with tiny vapor "nanobubbles." In research published in the ...

Thu 4 Feb 10 from Eurekalert

Physicists Kill Cancer With 'Nanobubbles'

Team finds method of IDing, destroying individual diseased cellsUsing lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased ...

Fri 5 Feb 10 from RedOrbit

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