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Introduction to Nanomedicine Prototype Testing -- March 2007

Report date: March, 2007

 

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General Description: 

This report details formative testing of several Introduction to Nanomedicine prototypes including an early version of Treating Disease. These activities were conducted in February 2007.

Type of product(s) studied: 

  • Exhibit

Method(s) of data collection: 

  • interviews
  • observations

Documents: 

application/pdf iconintroduction_to_nanomedicine_-_march_2007.pdf

Author(s): 

Scott Ewing

Associated product(s): 

NISE Network product

Treating Disease

This interactive component is about cutting-edge medical treatments that are being developed with nanotechnology. Gold Nanoshells, demonstrates how tiny nanoparticles of gold are being used to destroy cancerous tumors. Visitors inject gold nanoshell marbles into the bloodstream and watch as the gold nanoshells are absorbed by cancerous cells. The visitor then activates an infrared laser and watches as the laser heats up and kills the tumor cells while leaving the healthy tissues unharmed.

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