Computer modeling for designing drug-delivery nanocarriers
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 22:31
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have developed a computer model that will aid in the design of nanocarriers, microscopic structures used to guide drugs to their targets in the body. The model better accounts for how the surfaces of different types of cells undulate due to thermal fluctuations, informing features of the nanocarriers that will help them stick to cells long enough to deliver their payloads.