'Smart' Bio-Nanotubes May Help in Drug Delivery

University of California - Santa Barbara Press Release, 2 Aug 2005 Materials scientists working with biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have developed "smart" bio-nanotubes -- with open or closed ends -- that could be developed for drug or gene delivery applications. The nanotubes are "smart" because in the future they could be designed to encapsulate and then open up to deliver a drug or gene in a particular location in the body. Read more