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First-in-class nanoparticle to find and treat cancer reaching patients through new clinical trial

Health Canada has approved a clinical trial for new technology developed by Toronto-based researchers that offers new, less-invasive ways to manage cancer. Nanoparticles are very useful vehicles for delivering drugs and imaging agents to tumours,…

ArticleJun 05, 2025

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Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto (U of T) have combined forces to develop a new approach to potentially treat tumour cells, called mechanical nanosurgery, even for aggressive,…

ArticleMay 09, 2023

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“PEARLs” to improve photo-thermal cancer therapy

Photo-thermal therapy, a type of treatment that uses light and heat to destroy cancer cells, has shown great promise, but is still not widely used. A group in Toronto recently developed a technology that may…

ArticleSep 16, 2016

TechnologyProstate cancer

“Smart” nanoparticle called PEARLS a promising gem to target, treat tumours with greater precision

(TORONTO, Canada – July, 14, 2016) – Dr. Gang Zheng and a team of biomedical researchers have discovered a "smart" organic, biodegradable nanoparticle that uses heat and light in a controlled manner to potentially target…

ArticleJul 14, 2016

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Dr. Gang Zheng named to AIMBE College of Fellows for nanotechnology research

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) elected Dr. Gang Zheng to its College of Fellows for “outstanding contributions on activatable photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and discovery of porphysome nanotechnology in cancer imaging…

ArticleMay 01, 2016

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First-in-class nanoparticle to find and treat cancer reaching patients through new clinical trial

Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers

“PEARLs” to improve photo-thermal cancer therapy

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“Smart” nanoparticle called PEARLS a promising gem to target, treat tumours with greater precision

Dr. Gang Zheng named to AIMBE College of Fellows for nanotechnology research