Laszlo Frazer,1,* Kelvin B. Chang,2 Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier,2,3 and John B. Ketterson1,4 1Department of Physics, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA 2Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA 3Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, ...

In the rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, many researchers have discovered that metal oxide nanoparticles have very useful pharmacological effects. Cuprous oxide nanoparticles (CONPs) can selectively induce apoptosis and suppress the proliferation of tumor cells, showing great potential as a clinical cancer therapy. Treatment with CONPs caused a G1/G0 cell cycle arrest in tumo...