Nanotechnology offers a range of tools for both diagnosing and treating cancer. These tools include novel imaging agents and multifunctional devices capable of overcoming biological barriers to deliver therapeutic agents directly to cells and tissues involved in cancer growth and metastasis. Furthermore, these devices have the potential to predict molecular changes in precancerous cells. Our lab is interested in utilizing these novel delivery cargos to transport the treatment directly to cancer cells or the patient's own immune cells, enhancing the patient's ability to attack the tumour itself.
K7M2 (Mouse) Osteosarcoma Cells transfected with flurescently labelled nanoparticles. Actin cytoskeleton stained in green, nanoparticles stained in pink, and nuclueus stained in blue.