Nanotubes built from protein crystals: Breakthrough in biomolecular engineering
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at Tokyo Tech have succeeded in constructing protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds made by cross-linking of engineered protein crystals. The achievement could accelerate the development of artificial enzymes, nano-sized carriers and delivery systems for a host of biomedical and biotechnological applications.