Cancerous and Non-cancerous Cells are Incubated with Silver Nanoparticle Biotags (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Cancerous and Non-cancerous Cells are Incubated with Silver Nanoparticle Biotags

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Cancerous and non-cancerous cells are incubated with silver nanoparticle biotags, and then analyzed by shining the red laser on them. The biotags are shown on the cells' surface. Those glowing red in the middle are the cancer biomarkers, and those glowing green are standard biomarkers that bind to many cell types. A high ratio of red to green is found on the cancer cells.

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Gary Braun and Peter Allen/UCSB

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