Researchers Discover Nanoparticles Could Prevent Allergic Reaction to Nickel (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Researchers Discover Nanoparticles Could Prevent Allergic Reaction to Nickel (2 of 2)

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Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) believe that nanoparticles added to a cream or coated on a nickel-containing object could prevent the itchy redness associated with an allergy to the nickel found in everyday objects like rings. In this cartoon, a nanoparticle cream applied to the ring finger prevents inflammation from the nickel in a ring (brownish particles represent a thin barrier layer of nanoparticles). The forefinger, without the cream, is inflamed after exposure to the ring and its nickel.

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Praveen Kumar Vemula, Karp lab, BWH

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