New nanoparticle could make cancer treatment safer, more effective

Scientists create a tiny particle for use with focused ultrasound on solid tumors

By Angela Yeager May 14, 2025 Portland, Oregon

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Li Xiang, Ph.D., postdoctoral scholar at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and Michael Henderson, B.A., biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, are part of a team that developed a new nanoparticle that makes cancer treatment safer and more effective. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson, B.A., biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, is part of a team that developed a new nanoparticle that makes cancer treatment safer and more effective. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Michael Henderson on ultrasound nanoparticles

Michael Henderson, B.A., biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, is part of a team that developed a new nanoparticle that makes cancer treatment safer and more effective. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

New nanoparticle for better cancer treatment

Michael Henderson (OHSU)

Li Xiang, Ph.D. (OHSU)

Adem Yildirim, Ph.D. (OHSU)

Making cancer treatment safer and more effective