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Wireless nanomedicine for brain tumors

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Delivering light therapy using a remotely controlled bioelectronic device implanted above the brain might complement current glioblastoma therapies, reducing cancer recurrence and improving survival.

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Fig. 1: Wireless photothermal therapy of brain tumors.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    John S. Ho

  2. N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    John S. Ho

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Yong Zhang

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J.S.H. is a scientific advisor to Incando Therapeutics, a biotherapeutics company developing phototherapy treatments for hard-to-treat cancers and other diseases.

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Ho, J.S., Zhang, Y. Wireless nanomedicine for brain tumors. Nat. Nanotechnol. 17, 907–908 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01188-z

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