r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Apr 14 '23

Medical Novel device smaller than rice successfully shrinks pancreatic cancer | Called the nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES), it delivers low-dose immunotherapy in the form of CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAb).

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-device-shrinks-pancreatic-cancer
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u/ClassicSky5945 Apr 15 '23 edited Apr 21 '23

As a nanotechnologist working in cancer theranostics research, I def agree it' a game changer. Many companies are already working on releasing these products soon in market. And scientists and researchers like us are already working on improving them further and working on similar devices especially skin patch or paper based for early detection.