Cobblestones fool innate immunity

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 13:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, can now explain why: they fool the innate immune system. The results are presented in the International Journal of Nanomedicine.

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