In 2004 Halas, working with her Rice colleague Jennifer West, injected plasmonic nanoshells into the bloodstream of mice with cancerous tumors and found that the particles were nontoxic.

• 2004年，哈拉斯和莱斯大学同事威斯特（JenniferWest）合作，将电浆子奈米壳注射到患有恶性肿瘤的老鼠血液中，发现这种微粒对身体无害。