Covered in antibodies and bathed in laser light, carbon
nanotubes kill malignant cells with heat. The new technique may one day enable
physicians to target and kill cancerous growth without surgery, radiation or
chemotherapy.
ANTIBODY ATTACHMENT Using a transmission electron microscope, scientists captured an image of antibodies attaching to carbon nanotubes.
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