Nanosensors in Breast Tumor
| Title: | Nanosensors in Breast Tumor |
|---|---|
| Description: |
A nanosensor is a molecule that can indicate the presence of specific chemical, nanoparticle, or physical characteristic. Here a fluorescent nanosensor (cyan) and a chemical with anti-cancer activity (dichloroacetic acid) were injected into the blood vessels (red) of a mouse implanted with human breast cancer (green). This image shows that the nanosensor detects the presence of dichloroacetic acid near the tumor. This image is part of the following collections: NCI Cancer Close Up 2017 Nanotechnology Image Library |
| Topics/Categories: |
Cancer Types -- Breast Cancer Science and Technology -- Nanotechnology |
| Type: | Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute \ Stanford University |
| Creator: | Adam Shuhendler, Kanyi Pu, Jianghong Rao |
| Date Created: | January 2014 |
| 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. |