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Nature Nanotechnology 4, 14 - 15 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.389
Subject Categories: Nanobiotechnology | Nanomaterials | Synthesis and processing
Nanoparticles: Designer labels for virus coats
Isaac S. Carrico1 & Kent Kirshenbaum2
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, New York 11794, USA;
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York 10003, USA.
Correspondence to: Isaac S. Carrico1 e-mail: isaac.carrico@sunysb.edu
Correspondence to: Kent Kirshenbaum2 e-mail: kent@nyu.edu
Abstract
Protein nanoparticles derived from viruses are commonly studied, but a new rod-shaped thermophilic virus isolated from acidic hot springs may yield another class of protein building blocks that are stable and can be selectively modified with diverse chemical groups.
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