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Anti‐EpCAM Gold Nanorods and Femtosecond Laser Pulses for Targeted Lysis of Retinoblastoma (Adv. Therap. 1/2018)
Author(s) -
Katchinskiy Nir,
Godbout Roseline,
Hatef Ali,
Elezzabi Abdulhakem Y.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
0ISSN - 2366-3987
DOI - 10.1002/adtp.201870001
Subject(s) - nanorod , femtosecond , retinoblastoma , laser , materials science , nanotechnology , optics , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , biochemistry , gene
Retinoblastoma In article no. 1800009 Nir Katchinskiy and co‐workers illustrate proof of principle for the treatment of retinoblastoma cancer cells using gold nanorods and femtosecond laser pulses. With this technique, gold nanorods targeting retinoblastoma cells is achieved. Femtosecond laser pulses are delivered through the various components of the eye, and absorbed by the gold nanorods. Once the gold nanorods absorb the laser light pulse, they heat up and explode inside the cancer cells, leading to targeted destruction of retinoblastoma cells.