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Luminescent Sensor Enables Biomedical Imaging

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CARDIFF, Wales, July 26, 2006 -- A new way of detecting zinc in the body -- a luminescent probe that changes when the element is present -- could one day help doctors detect illnesses such as cancer. Simon Pope and colleagues in Cardiff University's school of chemistry have designed a new type of luminescent sensor for biomedical imaging that can selectively detect the presence of zinc in the body. Zinc is essential for human growth and development and an imbalance of the element occurs in humans suffering from cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses. However, little is known about the distribution,...Read full article

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    Published: July 2006
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    sensor
    1. A generic term for detector. 2. A complete optical/mechanical/electronic system that contains some form of radiation detector.
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