Hollow platinum nanocages
Electron microscope images of hollow platinum nanocages at different magnifications. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have discovered a way to see where a drug attaches to a cell through a process that produces hollow platinum nanostructures. In the research a way of producing porous, nanoscopic, hollow platinum spheres by using liposomes as blueprints. (Liposomes are microscopic, fluid-filled pouches that are used to deliver certain vaccines, enzymes, or drugs to the body.) Researchers see many potential applications for this process, including åÒnanotaggingåÓ biological structures such as drug molecules.
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