Golden bullet /
Gold nanoparticles of various shapes and sizes are proving to useful in medicine, including in the treatments of cancer. Billions of gold 'nanoshells' are infused into the bloodstream to carry proteins that seek out tumors, and once inside, destroy them with heat absorbed from infrared lig...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New South Wales :
ABC Commercial,
2011
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| Series: | Catalyst ;
Series 12, Episode 27, Part 2 VAST: academic video online |
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| Summary: | Gold nanoparticles of various shapes and sizes are proving to useful in medicine, including in the treatments of cancer. Billions of gold 'nanoshells' are infused into the bloodstream to carry proteins that seek out tumors, and once inside, destroy them with heat absorbed from infrared light. Mark Horstman meets researchers using gold nanorods to target mobile pathogens. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (6 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:06:12 |
| Language: | This edition in English. |
