Nanoparticles cure spinal cord and brain injuries
Scientists from Washington have discovered that it is possible to use nanoparticles when treating injuries of the spinal cord and the brain. Silica nanoparticles are combined with certain polymers and that actually cure the injury.
These nanoparticles are very small (they can’t be seen under a microscope). That means that researchers can put as many as they want inside the patient’s body.
In this research, mesoporous silica nanoparticles are combined with PEG and hydralazine and that gets delivered to the target. Hydralazine, a antihypertension medicine, is added to prevent secondary damage cells.
„When certain cells get injured, they produce natural toxins. The most dangerous is acrolein, whose antidope is hydrolazine.“, said Richard Borgens of SVMC.
All this is currently being tested on rats who have brain injuries.
