Nanotechnology gold probes may offer valuable insight into cancer

June 26, 2013

Gold nanoprobes could allow scientists to study cancer cells in minute detail – using a highly-sensitive imaging technique known as FRET microscopy – with the aim of identifying tumour-causing properties. The nanoprobes could also be used to measure how effective medicines are, at a sub-cellular level of detail, while another application could be the identification of contaminants in food and water supplies. (Nanowerk)