Plankton inspires creation of stealth armor for slow-release microscopic drug vehicles
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The ability of some plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armor has inspired chemists to devise a startlingly simple way to give drug bearing polymer vesicles (microscopic polymer based sacs of liquid) their own armored protection, and in some cases provide "stealth" capabilities which can avoid the body's defenses while releasing the drug.