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. 2019 Aug;20(8):e48806.
doi: 10.15252/embr.201948806. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Biological and evolutionary concepts for nanoscale engineering: Viruses as natural nanoparticles have great potential for a wide range of nanoscale products

Nicole F Steinmetz  1
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Biological and evolutionary concepts for nanoscale engineering: Viruses as natural nanoparticles have great potential for a wide range of nanoscale products

Nicole F Steinmetz. EMBO Rep. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Biological materials are a rich resource for nanoscale engineering. Their structure is easily accessible via their DNA and they were optimised through evolution to fulfill their function.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that she has no conflict of interest.

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Biological materials used in nanoscale engineering.
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Higher‐order advanced materials based on virus capsid proteins.
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Applications of biological nanoscale materials.
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