Scientists identify new encapsulation agents for delivery of nitric oxide, potent antibacterial agent and vasodilator
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
A group of scientists led by researchers at the Université de Versailles' Institut Lavoisier in France has worked out how to stably gift-wrap a chemical gas known as nitric oxide within metal-organic frameworks. Such an encapsulated chemical may allow doctors to administer nitric oxide in a more highly controlled way to patients, suggesting new approaches for treating dangerous infections and heart conditions with the biologically-active substance.