Israeli ‘nano-lightbulbs’ could help detect drug’s efficiency
January 10, 2005 | Source: ISRAEL21c.org
An Israeli researcher has developed “nano-lighbulbs” — polymer patches placed on the walls of living cells that change color and fluoresce as a result of events occurring on the cell membrane.
The research is intended to clarify how cells communicate with one another, and to investigate whether and how certain drugs and hormones are effective in penetrating cells and others are not.