Veggie juice that illuminates the gut

(University at Buffalo) The pigment that gives spinach and other plants their verdant color may improve doctors' ability to examine the human gastrointestinal tract. That's according to a study, published today (July 11, 2016) in the journal Advanced Materials, which describes how chlorophyll-based nanoparticles suspended in liquid are an effective imaging agent for the gut.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news