Nanoparticles of tea leaves can stop the growth of lung cancer cells, ability measurement is enough to destroy up to 80% of them, a team of Indian and British scientists has found.
The study, published in the journal Applied NanoMaterials, outlines a new method of producing a type of nanoparticle called quantum dots. “…Tea leaf extract can be a non-toxic alternative to making quantum dots using chemicals,” said Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu from Swansea University, who led the study.
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“The real surprise, however, was that the dots actively inhibited the growth of the lung cancer cells. We had not been expecting this,” Mr. Pitchaimuthu said.
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