An American high school student has been awarded a patent and first prize in a science competition for developing a way to potentially eliminate some of the side effects of chemotherapy using platinum nanoparticles.

Daniel Scott Katz' work in nanotherapy using folate-coated platinum nanoparticles showed that cancerous cells can be tricked into absorbing platinum particles which are toxic to them.

The project also illustrated how platinum nanoparticles, which have considerable storage capacity for hydrogen gas, can be used to create a safer and more efficient means of storing hydrogen in mobile proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

In recognition of his achievements 18-year-old Mr Katz has been awarded the aformentioned patent, a $3,500 first prize in the materials and bioengineering category of the Intel Science Talent Search and a $500 American Vacuum Society award.

The annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college science fair in the world.

Competitors numbering some 1,500 from all over the world are given the chance to win scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prize of a $50,000 college scholarship.

Source:

66th Annual STS (2006-2007) Finalists Daniel Scott Katz,08/07/07
http://www.sciserv.org/sts/66sts/Katz.asp

Machon HaTorah Is World’s Leading Winner At Intel International Science Fair, 07/07/07
http://www.5tjt.com/news/read.asp?Id=1228


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