Silk Optical Implant Treated with the Cancer-Fighting Drug Doxorubicin (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Silk Optical Implant Treated with the Cancer-Fighting Drug Doxorubicin

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This is a microscopic image of a silk optical implant treated with the cancer fighting drug doxorubicin. When implanted in tissue, the mirror released a controlled dosage of the drug as it gradually dissolved. The amount of reflected light decreased as the mirror degraded, allowing the researchers to accurately assess the rate of drug delivery.

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Fiorenzo Omenetto

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