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// Mithilfe der Layer-by-Layer Tech-
nologie funktionalisierte Partikel
16 Particles functionalised with layer- 17
by-layer-technology //

explained Däh- sconced, the measuring particles can
ne. Whether also determine the oxygen content // Im KleINeN gANZ gross
they have done and pH values in the cells.
so can be visu-
alised with the The neighbouring MagForce AG has // wenn satelliten im weltraum kreisen, ist
defined release already progressed so far with its Na- daran oft technologie aus Berlin beteiligt:
A nanometre is a billionth of a me- of coprocessed control DNA. notherm method that magnetic par- In Adlershof ansässige unternehmen sind
tre. This surface modification gives ticles can be used to treat people. This führend im Bereich der Kleinsatelliten.
rise to all-new material properties: Surfaces that promote the growth of method approved throughout the EU
oil drops are distributed evenly in tumours or certain body cells are also involves injecting these particles into
water, and highly sensitive lipids conceivable. They could smuggle malignant brain tumours and induc-
enveloping micrometre air bubbles measuring probes directly into the ing oscillations by means of an alter-
become tear resistant. relevant cells. Dähne was quick nating magnetic field. This causes the grANd IN mINIAture //
to put it into perspective: “This is tumour tissue to heat up locally to a
The developers can integrate magnet- still pie in the sky for physiology.” temperature as high as 70 °C. When satellites orbiting in space are often the
ic, fluorescent, or radioactive markers Yet the CMM’s neighbour Nano- treated in combination with radio- or collaboration of technologies from Berlin:
and even biomolecules in their coat- Bio Analytics has succeeded in chemotherapy, patients with a glio-
ings. These include e.g. DNA that feeding coated particles function- blastoma – leading to death in 97 companies based in Adlershof are leaders in
as cargo in control particles could ing as microprobes to living cells percent of all cases – have consid- the feld of small satellites. //
“calibrate” laboratory processes. and in measuring the forces these erably greater chances of survival.
“When DNA analysis is to identify cells exert. This is interesting for can- MagForce is currently announcing
pathogens, i.e. potential causes of cer researchers because carcinogenic this method to oncologists and tar-
disease, lab technicians must adhere and healthy cells differ in their bio- geting approvals for other indications
precisely to the process parameters,” mechanical behaviour. Once en- like pancreatic and prostate cancer.


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