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Challenge: detecting cancer cells in the presence of normal cells. Idea: can brushes change interaction of cell with nanomaterial ?. Sokolov , et al., Nature Nanotechnology, 2009. Three key attributes of nanomaterials P roperties depend on SIZE High surface area compared to bulk - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sokolov, et al., Nature Nanotechnology, 2009
Challenge: detecting cancer cells in the presence of normal cells
Idea: can brushes change interaction of cell with nanomaterial?
Three key attributes of nanomaterials1. Properties depend on SIZE2. High surface area compared to bulk2. Defects can be controlled
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