tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18341144.post5005691616755857322..comments2024-03-23T06:16:41.965-04:00Comments on Thoughts of a Technocrat: First Anti-Cancer Nanoparticle Trial on Humans a SuccessTechnocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05399633416913275459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18341144.post-86756056822715603952010-03-25T10:48:51.964-04:002010-03-25T10:48:51.964-04:00I believe it may be the material and perhaps the s...I believe it may be the material and perhaps the size of the particle.<br /><br />The research in China was focused on nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2), which is widely used in paints, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, sunscreens. They tested new different sizes - 80 nanometers & 155 nanometers.<br /><br />The research carried out by CalTech focused on nanoparticles built using two polymers plus a protein that binds to receptors on the surface of cancer cells and pieces of RNA called small-interfering RNA, or siRNA, designed to stop the RRM2 gene from being translated into protein. The particles were just used to delivery the siRNA into the cell. After delivery the nanoparticle breaks up and are passed out of the body.Technocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399633416913275459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18341144.post-23607513194054698172010-03-25T09:32:13.735-04:002010-03-25T09:32:13.735-04:00This is a great idea. I wonder how he got around ...This is a great idea. I wonder how he got around the issue of such nano-particles getting trapped in the brain and causing damage: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/nanoparticles-damage-brain-cells/<br /><br />Maybe a different material?Common Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317067412042822971noreply@blogger.com