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Friday, 7th March 2008 (6040 views)

Attendees at a Florida conference will get the chance to experience a presentation on the role of gold nanoparticle research in the detection of breast cancer.

Top laser experts are to meet in Kissimmee for the 28th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery in the first week of April.

Between April 2nd and 6th, the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Centre will play host to a number of presentations on the most cutting-edge fields of laser research - among them gold nanoparticle-related cancer breakthroughs.

A new technology, based on data from studies of a novel photoacoustic system combining laser energy with gold nanotechnology, will be presented at the conference, where delegates will hear how the science could improve therapies for patients fighting cancer at the single-cell level.

In related news, new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology has discovered that oxygenating gold nanowires can magnetise the precious metal on the nanoscale.

 

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