Nanosponges could intercept coronavirus infection

Date 17th, Jun 2020
Source EurekAlert - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce. The first data describing this new direction for fighting COVID-19 were published on June XX in the journal Nano Letters.