Deploying nanoparticles to trigger immune response (IMAGE)
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Sequestered in immune cells, barium titanate nanoparticles stimulated by ultrasound helped to launch inflammatory response, a team of researchers from Boston College reported recently in the journal Scientific Reports. Inserting an electronically-sensitive nanoparticle enabled the researchers to non-invasively trigger macrophages, which are cells central to the body’s immune response.
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