Robotic nano-surgery shown effective at treating aggressive brain cancer in mice
U of T Robotics and SickKids researchers are using nanorobotic swarm surgery to treat glioblastoma in multiple in vivo mouse trials
Tag: cancer
U of T Engineering team designs new hydrogel that opens pathways to more targeted cancer treatments
The bio-inspired material enables lab-grown cells to emulate the complex processes found in the human body
How to get more cancer-fighting nanoparticles to where they are needed
Study shows that by injecting above a certain threshold of nanoparticles, the tumour delivery improves vastly, from 0.7 percent to 12 percent
Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning
U of T Engineering researchers develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to cut the time of developing radiation therapy plans down to mere hours
New stem cell-based gene test predicts patient risk in acute myeloid leukemia
IBBME PhD candidate Stanley Ng applies machine learning background to design smarter, faster test to help leukemia doctors select the best treatment for their patients
Multi-functional, modular nanoparticles could help fight cancer
New cancer-fighting nanoparticles developed at U of T Engineering carry out multiple functions to kill cancer cells while leaving healthy ones alone. They consist of a gold nanorod core (yellow, at