| Title: |
Polymeric Nanoparticles Which Can Diffuse Through Brain Tissue More Efficiently than Before |
| Description: |
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) are developing much larger than previously expected “brain-penetrating nanoparticles” that can diffuse and distribute within normal rodent and human brain tissue. This image, taken real-time through a cranial window, shows how much more efficiently 60-nm nanoparticles (red) densely coated with a non-adhesive, non-toxic polymer can spread away from the site of injection, compared to conventional adhesive, charged particles (purple) of the same size.
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| Topics/Categories: |
Science and Technology -- Nanotechnology |
| Type: |
Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: |
National Cancer Institute |
| Creator: |
Kurt Sailor; Elizabeth Nance; Graeme Woodworth, M.D.; and Justin Hanes, Ph.D. |
| Date Created: |
February 1, 2013 |
| Date Added: |
July 21, 2016 |
| Reuse Restrictions: |
None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.
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