Glioma-Targeting Nanoparticles
| Title: | Glioma-Targeting Nanoparticles |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Nanoparticles in the form of dendrimers (highly symmetrical, branched molecules) may prove useful in delivering a variety of advanced contrasting agents and therapeutics to specific tumor targets. This image shows brain tissue from a rat that had been treated with tumor-targeting dendrimer-based nanoparticles (red). The nanoparticles penetrated the blood-brain barrier and were selectively taken up by the tumor and not by the normal brain tissue. This image is part of the following collections: NCI Cancer Close Up 2017 Nanotechnology Image Library |
| Topics/Categories: |
Cancer Types -- Brain Cancer Science and Technology -- Nanotechnology |
| Type: | Color, Photo |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute \ Henry Ford Hospital |
| Creator: | Meser M. Ali |
| Date Created: | January 2017 |
| Date Added: | March 20, 2017 |
| 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. |