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Tuesday, 3rd May 2005 (5643 views)

Scientists at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) are making nanoscience discoveries that experts are claiming are ten years ahead of expectations.<br/><br/>Now a new Nanoparticle Production Core Facility (NPCF) has been built at the university helping to provide an endless supply of gold and silver nanoparticles.<br/><br/>The centre supplies metallic nanoparticles in a host of various sizes or they can also be created exactly to a researcher's specification, according to PhysOrg.<br/><br/>Kattesh Katti, professor of radiology and biomedical physics at the university, said: "This production facility is a unique resource for MU and the state of Missouri moving both forward into the field of nanomedicine. <br/><br/>"A $5 million grant recently was submitted to the National Institute of Health to establish a major multi-faculty cancer and nanotechnology platform at MU."<br/><br/>Nanoparticles are at the centre of future research and discovery in technology, science and medicine.<br/><br/>The centre is the first of its kind to open and has already helped to boost results for scientists with the "development of a number of new nanoscience research projects and submission of several research grants" only possible due to the nanoparticle availability.<br/><br/>Research into cancer imaging and therapy, which depends on direct applications of gold nanoparticles is now being conducted.<br/><br/>Gold nanoparticles have to be created especially for medical applications in a patented process and MU is looking into using them to detect cancer, even at a pre-cancerous stage.<img alt="track" src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=8417404"/>

 

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