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Treating cancer with salt nanoparticles in mouse model

Acts more on cancer cells compared to normal cells and eliminates them

08-Jan-2020

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Sodium chloride nanoparticles are toxic to cancer cells.

Deliver ions into cells and disrupt their internal environment, leading to cell death.

Able to pass through cell membranes because the cell doesn't recognize them as sodium ions.

Become salt when they degrade, so they're not harmful to the body.

More toxic to cancer cells than normal cells, because cancer cells have high sodium concentrations.

Suppressed tumour growth in mouse model by 66% and showed a tumour inhibition rate of 53%.

Research by University of Georgia published in Advanced Materials.

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Advanced Materials

Scientific journal covering materials science

University of Georgia

The University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university

Topics mentioned on this page:
Cancer, Nanobots