Image Gallery: Antibodies in silica honeycomb

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2750
Antibodies are among the most promising therapies for certain forms of cancer, but patients must take them intravenously, exposing healthy tissues to the drug and increasing the risk of side effects. A team of biochemists packed the anticancer antibodies into porous silica particles to deliver a heavy dose directly to tumors in mice.
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Chenghong Lei, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory & Karl Erik Hellstrom, University of Washington