Self-assembly approaches to nanomaterial encapsulation in viral protein cages.
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A perspective on abiotic material encapsulation inside virus capsids is provided. The emphasis is on the physical principles of virus assembly relevant to packaging, strategies for encapsulation and capsid modification, and on emerging applications.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of materials chemistry
دوره 18 32 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008