Optics & Photonics News – Molecular “Jackhammers” Destroy Cancer Cells

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Ciceron Ayala-Orozco is lead author of a study showing how molecular “jackhammers,” plasmonically activated by near-infrared light, can tear apart and kill cancerous cells. [Image: Jeff Fitlow / Rice University]

Researchers in the US have shown that cancer cells can be killed by using light to stimulate strong mechanical vibrations in a fluorescent dye that is…

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News Source: https://www.optica-opn.org/home/newsroom/2023/december/molecular_jackhammers_destroy_cancer_cells/