Pulling Cancer Cells Apart with a Net of Nanofibers

• Published in: Chem Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 167 - 168
• Main Authors: Xu, Qiaobing, Neufeld, Caleb I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 09.02.2017
• ISSN: 2451-9294; 2451-9294
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2017.01.007

In this issue of Chem, Li et al. of the Zhang group demonstrate a mechanical approach to cancer therapy based on molecular self-assembled nanofibrils. The nanofibrils capture membrane dynamicity, suppressing cancer cell migration and invasion, and provide an effective physical approach to normal-cell-sparing targeted cancer treatment. In this issue of Chem, Li et al. of the Zhang group demonstrate a mechanical approach to cancer therapy based on molecular self-assembled nanofibrils. The nanofibrils capture membrane dynamicity, suppressing cancer cell migration and invasion, and provide an effective physical approach to normal-cell-sparing targeted cancer treatment.