Hollow Copper Sulfide (HCuS) Nanoparticle-Mediated Transdermal Drug Delivery

• Synthesized HCuS nanoparticles for the photothermal ablation of cancer cells.
• Presented results and poster at the RI-INBRE Research Fellowship Conference.
• Published findings in the nanotechnology peer-reviewed journal “Small” in 2012.

Full Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485307/

Ramadan S, Guo L, Li Y, Yan B, Lu W. Hollow copper sulfide nanoparticle-mediated transdermal drug delivery. Small. 2012 Oct 22;8(20):3143-50. doi: 10.1002/smll.201200783. Epub 2012 Jul 25. PubMed PMID: 22829400; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3485307.

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