US Engineers develop new technology to isolate drug delivery nanoparticles from blood
Q. US engineers have developed new technology that uses _____ field to easily isolate drug delivery nanoparticles from the blood.- Published on 24 Nov 15a. Magnetic
b. Electrical
c. Both of the above
d. Neither a nor b
ANSWER: Electrical
A group of US engineers have developed a new technology using the electrical field to isolate drug delivery nanoparticles from the blood. The electronic chip can also serve to separate and recover nanoparticles from complex fluids for medical, industrial and environmental applications. Nanoparticles are 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair and are difficult to separate from plasma on account of their small size and low density. This is the first instance of isolation of a wide range of nanoparticles out of plasma with least amount of manipulations.
