Understanding Cancer and Related Topics Understanding Nanodevices Developed by: Jennifer Michalowski, M.S. Donna Kerrigan, M.S. Jeanne Kelly Brian Hollen.

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Understanding Cancer and Related Topics

Understanding Nanodevices

Developed by:Jennifer Michalowski, M.S.Donna Kerrigan, M.S.Jeanne KellyBrian HollenExplains nanotechnology and its potential to improve cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment. Illustrates several nanotechnology tools in development, including nanopores, quantum dots, and dendrimers.

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What Is Nanotechnology?

NanodevicesNanoporesDendrimersNanotubesQuantum dotsNanoshells

Tennis ballA periodWhite blood cell

Water molecule

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Nanotechnology Plays by Different Rules

Normal Scale Nanoscale

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Designing Nanodevices for Use in the Body

Too BigToo Small

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Manufacturing Nanodevices

Scattered X-rays

Atoms in crystal

Detector

NanodevicesCrystal White blood cell

CrystalX-ray beam

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Nanodevices Are Small Enough to Enter Cells

Cell

White blood cell

Water molecule

Nanodevices

Nanodevices

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Nanodevices Can Improve Cancer Detection and Diagnosis

ImagingNanotechnology Physical Exam,Symptoms

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Nanodevices Can Improve Sensitivity

and determinewhich cells arecancerous orprecancerous.

Precancerous cells

Normal cells

Nanodevices could potentiallyenter cells

Precancerous cells

Normal cells

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Nanodevices Can Preserve Patients’ Samples

Cells from patientCells preserved

Active state preserved

Cells altered Active state lost

Additional tests

Cells from patient

Nanotechnology Tests

Traditional Tests

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Nanodevices Can Make Cancer TestsFaster and More Efficient

Patient A Patient B

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Cantilevers Can Make Cancer TestsFaster and More Efficient

Cancer cell

Watermolecule

NanodevicesCantilevers

Antibodieswith proteins

Antibodies

Whiteblood cell

Bent cantilever

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Nanopores

ASingle-strandedDNA molecule

Single-strandedDNA molecule

Whiteblood cell

Watermolecule

NanodevicesNanopores

Single-strandedDNA molecule

ATCGNanopore Nanopore

Nanopore

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Nanotubes – Marking Mutations

Cancer cell

Watermolecule

Cancer-associatedchanges are tagged with bulkymolecules.

Bulky molecule tag

MutationDNA

Whiteblood cell

NanodevicesBulky molecule tag

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Nanotubes – Mapping Mutations

A nanotubetraces theshape of theDNA and makes a map.

Nanotube

White blood cell

Watermolecule

NanodevicesNanotube

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Quantum DotsUltraviolet

light off

Whiteblood cell

Watermolecule

NanodevicesQuantum dots

Quantum dots emit light

Ultravioletlight on

Quantumdots

Quantum dotbead

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Quantum Dots Can Find Cancer Signatures

Cancer cells

Healthy cells

Quantum dot beads

Quantum dot beads

Healthy cells

Cancer cells

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Improving Cancer TreatmentNanotechnology TreatmentTraditional Treatment

Intact noncancerous cells

Noncancerous cells

Toxins Nanodevices

Cancercells

Dead noncancerous cells

Noncancerous cells

Drugs

Deadcancercells

Deadcancercells

ToxinsCancercells

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Nanoshells

Nanoshell

Whiteblood cell

Watermolecule

Nanodevices Nanoshells

Gold

Near-infrared light onNear-infrared light off

Nanoshell absorbs heat

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Nanoshells as Cancer TherapyNanoshells

Dead cancer cells

Nanoshells

Cancer cells

Healthy cells

Intact healthy cells

Near-infrared light

Healthy cells

Cancer cells

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Nanodevices as a Link BetweenDetection, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Nanodevice

Reporting

TargetingDetection

Imaging

NanotechnologyCancer Treatment

Cancer cell

TraditionalCancer Treatment

Cancer cell

Drug

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Dendrimers

Dendrimer

Whiteblood cell

Watermolecule

Nanodevices Dendrimer

Cancer cell

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Dendrimers as Cancer Therapy

Cell deathmonitor

Reporter

Therapeuticagent

Cancerdetector

Watermolecule

Whiteblood cell

Nanodevices Dendrimer

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Nanotechnologies in Patient Care

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