The drug to cancer cells will be ingested into the nanocapsules

Scientists from India have developed a new, more secure way to treat cancer. Now, the drug will hit the target dot in the form of infected cells, for which he was placed in pre-programmed nanocapsules.

Cancer cells

Indian Institute of Science specialists modified the system drug delivery in the body, the affected cancer . With nanocapsules substance will fall directly to affected cells, bypassing healthy parts. For this used present in the patient physiological signals, namely for capsule and programmed them.

For the production of nanocapsules used biopolymers - special material which does not interact with body tissues. If you get into a human patient, the drug fully gets to the affected sites. This avoids premature release drug or damage.

The surface of the nanocapsules have added a molecule which It is used to identify cancer cells . The walls of the developed products very strong, capable of withstanding a large amount of drugs, but at the same time, permeable local signals. This was made possible thanks to their special structure.

Picking up close to the cancer cells, the capsule releases drug molecules. This is due to the influence of enzymes (Ever local signals). (READ MORE)

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