Video captures gold nanoparticles targeting cancer cells

Scientists at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered that the size and shape of gold nanoparticles play a role in their lethality on cancer cells.

Dr. Eng. Joanna Depciuch-Czarny, leading the study, explained that spherical nanoparticles measuring 10 nanometres showed minimal toxicity to glioma cells compared with larger star-shaped nanoparticles, up to 200 nanometres in size, which demonstrated significant toxicity.