Researchers have found that loading magnetic nanoparticles, to deliver the clot-busting drug tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), offers a much more efficient journey, promising to destroy blood clots 100 to 1,000 times faster and aid significantly in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes.

Read the Newswise press release for more details about the findings. The research paper is available online:

Voros et al. TPA Immobilization on Iron Oxide Nanocubes and Localized Magnetic Hyperthermia Accelerate Blood Clot Lysis. Adv Funct Mater. 2015 Feb 11. [early view]