Showing posts with label infrared. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infrared. Show all posts

8/8/10

Nanoshell particles

Macrophages intake the nanoshells into the tum...Image via Wikipedia Nanoparticle Cancer Treatments 100% Eradication
 by James Rickman

Nanoshell therapy is comprised of three components:
- an off-the-shelf near infrared laser source
- an off-the-shelf interstitial fiber optic probe delivers the laser energy to a site near or inside the tumor
- the investigational nanoshell particles, a near-infrared absorbing, inert material designed to absorb and convert the laser energy into heat.