In the course of the experiment mice it has been proven that gold nanotubes easily removed from the body and do not cause complications in the experimental, unlike chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

researchers at the University of Leeds (UK) have found a new way to fight cancer. This time scientists propose to replace chemotherapy the use of gold nanotubes for biomedical application. The study results were published on the website of the University.

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British scientists have conducted the first successful demonstration of gold nanotubes, using them in the treatment of cancer in experimental mice. < / br>
According to the researchers, this method is designed to deal with high rates of tumor recurrence after surgical removal. Usually, chemotherapy or radiation therapy copes with such consequences, however, this procedure has serious side effects for the patient.



Gold nanotube is a tubular structure made of gold, able to absorb near infrared light and convert the energy into heat.

"Using a pulsed laser beam, we can quickly raise the temperature in the vicinity of the nanotubes so that was destroyed cancer cells that are near these nanoparticles", says study co - author, Steve Evans.

In the course of the experiment mice it has been proven that gold nanotubes easily removed from the body and do not cause complications in the experimental, unlike chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

At the moment, scientists are trying to achieve from the British authorities for permission to conduct clinical trials of these nanoparticles.

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