Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier Using Lasers and Gold Nanoparticles

Delivering drugs to the brain remains a challenge due to the blood-brain barrier, a specialized endothelial layer that is highly selective in what it permits into the neural tissue beyond. At the University of Texas at Dallas, researchers have develo...
Source: Medgadget - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Medicine Nanomedicine Neurology Neurosurgery blood brain barrier UTD Source Type: blogs