Gold-diamond nanodevice for hyperlocalised cancer therapy

(Springer) Precise targeting biological molecules, such as cancer cells, for treatment is a challenge, due to their sheer size. Now, Taiwanese scientists have proposed an advanced solution which can potentially be applied to thermal cancer therapy. An improved sensing technique for nanometer-scale heating and temperature sensing has been published in EPJ QT. Using a chemical method to attach gold nanorods to the surface of a diamond nanocrystal, the authors have invented a new biocompatible nano...