“They’re ready to sting, and they know where they’re going.”

According to the same source …

“‘We are gradually forming a pipeline of nanotechnology-based products,’ said Piotr Grodzinski, director of the National Cancer Institute’s Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, a program that funds eight Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence in the U.S., including [Dr. Samuel] Wickline’s and [Prof. Roger] Langer’s research initiatives. ‘These things are happening as we speak.’”

“Selective infiltration-etching (SIE) technique is a new surface treatment used to transform the surface of zirconia into a highly retentive nano-porous surface. In this technique, the surface of zirconia is coated with a special infiltration glass and heated above its glass transition temperature. The molten glass diffuses between the grain boundaries of zirconia, exerting surface tension and capillary forces which results in sliding, splitting, and rearrangement of the surface grains. After cooling to room temperature, the glass is dissolved in an acidic bath, exposing the newly created nano-scale intergrain surface porosities.”