© Iris Marangon Infrared images showing laser irradiation of nanotube-injected tumor in an anaesthetized mouse.
The bar on the right indicates surface temperatures .
The mechanical resistance of tumors and collateral damage of standard treatments often hinder efforts to defeat cancers. However, a team of researchers from the CNRS, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris Descartes University, and Paris Diderot University has successfully softened malignant tumors by heating them. This method, called nanohyperthermia , makes the tumors more vulnerable to therapeutic agents. First, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are directly injected into the tumors. Then, laser irradiation activates the nanotubes, while the surrounding healthy tissue remains intact. The team's work was published on January 1 in Theranostics . Researchers are increasingly turning their attention to the mechanical factors affecting tumor development.
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