Mysteries of Nanomedicine

This excellent article gives detailed background information about developments in nanomedicine. The it has an activity that simulates using gold nanoshells to cure a cancer.

Nanomedicine Lesson Plan

This book chapter describes an investigation that models one approach to treating cancer that uses gold nanoshells to locate and destroy cancer. Students are given a scenario about a cancer... See More

This book chapter describes an investigation that models one approach to treating cancer that uses gold nanoshells to locate and destroy cancer. Students are given a scenario about a cancer patient and do an experiment with gel substances to show how the cancer is isolated and destroyed. Excellent background information is given in the article.