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Biomedicine
New data from G. Ciofani et al illuminate research in biomedicine
December 9th, 2008
"Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) have unique physical properties, which can be exploited in the biomedical field," researchers in Pisa, Italy report. "Hence, the surprising lack of reported studies on their biocompatibility and interactions with living cells, addressed by the present paper which deals the results of such an investigation based on 72 h culture of human neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y) in the presence of an aqueous suspension of polyethyleneimine (PEI)-coated BNNTs. BNNTs conjugated with fluorescent markers (quantum dots) are employed to enable tracking of their uptake by living cells," wrote G. Ciofani and colleagues. The researchers...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-12-09)
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