Watkin acknowledges that it could be years before the researchers' work results in diagnostic or treatment methods used in clinical practices.
"We have a lot of potential research directions ahead of us," he said. "I think one of the directions this is going to take is exploring its use at the molecular level with various types of other high-resolution imaging systems. And if it's of interest for use within humans in the end, all of the pharmacological attributes of this will have to be explored.
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"That is, its distribution in the body ... where do the nanoparticles go? What are its effects? How long does it last? All of those kinds of things are part of the preclinical work, before people can even consider using it."
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