This research by IIT Roorkee claims to detect and cure cancer economically
6 years, 5 months ago

This research by IIT Roorkee claims to detect and cure cancer economically

India Today  

IIT Roorkee researchers have come up with a new way of detecting and treating cancer cells. "So, when we synthesize carbon dots from a medicinal plant like periwinkle, it will retain the toxic property," says P Gopinath, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Joint Faculty in Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee. A key property of these carbon dots is that they destabilise the structure of the microtubules and convert them into fragments, making the dots useful to stop the growth of cancer cells. The IIT Roorkee research team is also developing methods wherein carbon dots could be targeted to cancer cells in particular. Therefore, we have selected this plant source and synthesized carbon dots from this which can kill cancer cells," Gopinath explains.

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New Indian Express  

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