Scientists at University of Texas at Austin and University of Porto have developed a near-infrared LED treatment that uses tin-oxide nanoflakes to kill up to 92% of skin-cancer cells and 50% of colorectal-cancer cells in just 30 minutes, while healthy cells remain unaffected.
(c) Sean Sinclair
(c) Sean Sinclair

Thérapie par lumière élimine les cellules tumorales, épargne les saines

WIRED

À l’initiative de la University of Texas at Austin et de la University of Porto, un traitement à LED proche-infrarouge utilisant des nano-feuilles d’oxyde d’étain cible et tue jusqu’à 92 % des cellules de cancer de la peau et 50 % de cancer colorectal en 30 minutes seulement, tout en préservant les cellules saines.

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