Surface chemistry influences cancer kill
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Paul Thevenot; Jai Cho; Dattatray Wavhal; Richard B. Timmons; Liping Tang
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Photocatalyzed titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles have been shown to eradicate cancer cells. However, the required in situ introduction of ultraviolet light limits the use of such a therapy in humans. In the present study the nonphotocatalyic anticancer effect of surface-functionalized TiO 2 wa