Nanoparticles in Glioma Cell Nuclei
Title: | Nanoparticles in Glioma Cell Nuclei |
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Description: | Water-insoluble compounds such as curcumin can be difficult to deliver to cells because they cannot travel through the body's watery environment. Nanotechnologies may be able to transport water-insoluble compounds into cancer cells and may also transport them across the blood-brain barrier, a protective shield around blood vessels in the brain. This image shows that curcumin-conjugated nanoparticles (green) were able to reach the nuclei (blue) of brain tumor cells in mice. |
Topics/Categories: |
Cancer Types -- Brain Cancer Science and Technology -- Nanotechnology |
Type: | Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
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. |