Researchers from the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami College of Engineering have developed a new method for treating pancreatic cancer. The team, in collaboration with the Moffitt Cancer Center and Cellular Nanomed, created a minimally invasive therapy using magnetoelectric nanoparticles (MENPs) to target pancreatic tumors.
The technology was developed in the lab of Dr. Sakhrat Khizroev with Dr. Ping Liang. MENPs can be directed by magnetic fields and activated remotely. The study, published in Advanced Science, shows that these nanoparticles can be delivered to tumors and triggered inside an MRI scanner.
This process generates local electric fields that cause cancer cells to die while leaving healthy tissue unharmed. Dr. Khizroev, the senior author, noted the potential for this wireless approach to improve targeted treatment…