Chemotherapeutic drugs excel at fighting
cancer, but they’re not so efficient at getting where they
need to go.
They often interact with blood, bone marrow and other healthy
bodily systems. This dilutes the drugs and causes unwanted side
effects.
Now, researchers are developing a better delivery method by
encapsulating the drugs in nanoballoons – which are tiny
modified liposomes that, upon being struck by a red laser, pop open
and deliver concentrated doses of medicine.
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