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Nano Bullets to Shrink Ovarian Cancer!

Researchers at Northeastern university and MIT, Mansoor Amiji and Robert Langer respectively, developed a drug called nano bullets to shoot ovarian cancer tumours destructing malignant cells. The nano bullets are successfully tested on mice.

In case of ovarian cancer, there is lack of selectivity of tumour cells from normal cells present in the body. The nano particles contained pH-sensitive and biodegradable polymers in it. pH-sensitive drug package helps in targeting tumour cells by selecting them from normal cells.

Nano particles helps to prevent body immune system effectively by boosting the efficiency of drug along with reducing toxicity.

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Via:technologyreview

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