Can Nanotechnology Help Cure Cancer?

Synopsis

What makes a cancer cell different from a healthy cell and how can nano-particles recognise them in order to deliver chemotherapy treatments without side effects? Nanotechnology expert Sonia Trigueros explains. Part of a series of short films entitled ‘Big Questions on the Future’ produced by the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. [2 minutes 21 seconds]

Series

Big Questions on the Future

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2012

Subjects

Medical sciences; Technology

Keywords

cancer; medical research; nanotechnology; cancer research

Online availability

URI

http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/view/197

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Distributor

Name

Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford