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Cover Feature: Virus‐Based Nanomotors for Cargo Delivery (ChemNanoMat 2/2019)
Author(s) -
TejedaRodríguez José A.,
Núñez Alfredo,
Soto Fernando,
GarcíaGradilla Víctor,
CadenaNava Rubén,
Wang Joseph,
VazquezDuhalt Rafael
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.201800483
Subject(s) - payload (computing) , nanotechnology , drug delivery , hydrogen peroxide , surface modification , virology , chemistry , materials science , computer science , biology , engineering , biochemistry , chemical engineering , computer network , network packet
Self‐propelled nanomotors based on virus capsids were designed by covering one hemisphere with a platinum layer to promote motion in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The Janus viral nanomotors can carry and deliver chemotherapeutic drugs, and they are able to internalize into cancer cells without any functionalization. The therapeutic payload is released by a pH‐driven delivery action of the nanomotor. This first proof of concept of a self‐propelled virus‐like nanoparticle paves the way to diverse biomedical applications. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Joseph Wang, Rafael Vazquez‐Duhalt et al. on page 194 in Issue 2, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201800403).