UTA was awarded U.S. and international patents on a nanoparticle material that can be activated by light, microwave, X-ray, or ultrasound to kill multiple kinds of cancers.
"This new nanoparticle material has many properties that improve upon traditional photodynamic cancer therapies, where light is used to activate a particle that kills cancer cells," says inventor and physics Professor Wei Chen. These advantages include reduced side effects for patients, as healthy cells are not affected by treatment; low cost; ease of manufacture; and applicability to multiple cancers.
