Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cells
Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cells
05:01 10-03-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals. The external surface of these nano containers could be decorated with molecules that guide them to where they are needed in the body, before the chemical load is discharged to exert its effect on diseased cells. The containers are particles of the Cowpea mosaic virus, which is ideally suited for designing biomaterial at the nanoscale.
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