Nanoporous Silica-Based Protocells at Multiple Scales for Designs of Life and Nanomedicine
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design, Synthesis and Advantages
3. Nanoporous Silica-Based Protocells
3.1. Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins in the Lipid Bilayer of Protocells
3.2. Reconstitution of Biochemical Reactions inside Porous Silica Core of Protocells
3.3. Protocells as Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery
4. Conclusions and Future Prospects
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sun, J.; Jakobsson, E.; Wang, Y.; Brinker, C.J. Nanoporous Silica-Based Protocells at Multiple Scales for Designs of Life and Nanomedicine. Life 2015, 5, 214-229. https://doi.org/10.3390/life5010214
Sun J, Jakobsson E, Wang Y, Brinker CJ. Nanoporous Silica-Based Protocells at Multiple Scales for Designs of Life and Nanomedicine. Life. 2015; 5(1):214-229. https://doi.org/10.3390/life5010214
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Jie, Eric Jakobsson, Yingxiao Wang, and C. Jeffrey Brinker. 2015. "Nanoporous Silica-Based Protocells at Multiple Scales for Designs of Life and Nanomedicine" Life 5, no. 1: 214-229. https://doi.org/10.3390/life5010214