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October, 2005
Rensselaer determines that thermal conductivity classical rules don't apply at the nanoscale
Based on computer simulations, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have determined that thermal conductivity at molecular level of liquid interfaces is high. Researchers indicate that the thermal conductivity has applications in cancer therapy. Specifically, cancer treatments are based on nanoparticles that attach to cells and then heat to kill the cancer cells. The thermal conductivity of healthy living cells is a critical concern for these types of therapies.
The researchers plan to study heat transfer between proteins and water next.
Rensselaer Polytechnic, Pawel Keblinski, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic, Shekhar Garde, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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