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"Matters of Scale" Part 3 - Nanomedicine

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Dr Sonia Trigueros explains how she is using nanotechnologies to create targeted drug delivery systems. Chemotherapy is a particularly harmful treatment, with patients losing their hair and suffering from infections due to damage to their immune systems.
By using the unique properties of cancer cells, they can be used to deliver targeted therapy at a much reduced dose.

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Episode Information

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Sonia Trigueros
Chris Lintott
Keywords
education
research
scale
nano
Physics
biology
Medicine
cancer
chemotherapy
bacteria
virus
carbon
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 08/10/2014
Duration: 00:08:48

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