Directing gold nanoparticles into nucleus can kill cancer cells

Taking gold nanoparticles to the cancer cell and hitting them with a laser has been shown to be a promising tool in fighting cancer, but what about cancers that occur in places where a laser light can’t reach?

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have suggested that by directing gold nanoparticles into the cancer nuclei cells, they can not only prevent them from multiplying, but can kill them where they lurk.

According to scientists the explanation is simple the cancer nucleus divides much faster than a nucleus of a normal cell, so stopping it from dividing, can stop the cancer. The scientific team tested this hypothesis on cells harvested from cancer of the ear, nose and throat.

The research appeared as a communication in the February 10 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.