Malaria Theranostics using Hemozoin-Generated Vapor Nanobubbles
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Malaria Theranostics using Hemozoin-Generated Vapor Nanobubbles
Malaria remains a widespread and deadly infectious human disease, with increasing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to the drug resistance and aggressiveness of malaria infection. Early detection and innovative approaches for parasite destruction are needed. The high optical absorbance and nano-size of hemozoin crystals have been exploited to detect and mechanically destroy the malaria ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Theranostics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1838-7640
DOI: 10.7150/thno.9128