Creative geometry: Researchers create 'impossible' protein nanocages with the help of gold
Date | 10th, May 2019 |
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Source | Nanowerk - Nanotechnology Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Researchers from an international collaboration have succeeded in creating a protein cage - a nanoscale structure that could be used to deliver drugs to specific places of the body - that can be readily assembled and disassembled but that is also extremely durable, withstanding boiling and other extreme conditions.