Nanodiamond drug device could transform cancer treatment

(Northwestern University) Northwestern University researchers have developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically removed.

The team demonstrated that the flexible microfilm device, which resembles a piece of plastic wrap and can be customized easily into different shapes, releases the chemotherapy agent doxorubicin in a sustained and consistent manner.

The device takes advantage of nanodiamonds, an emergent technology.


 

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