http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug05/DNABuckyballs.ws.html
Self-assembled DNA Buckyballs For Drug Delivery
A scanning electron microscope photo
of a self-assembled DNA buckyball
Cornell University researchers have made DNA buckyballs — tiny geodesic spheres that could be used for drug delivery into cells and as containers for chemical reactions.
These buckyballs are made out of a specially prepared, branched DNA-polystyrene hybrid. The hybrid molecules spontaneously self-assemble into hollow balls about 400 nanometers (nm) in diameter.
Now this is the type of nanotechnology that interests me! I’m thinking of all kinds of possible applications…..
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