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04-28-2014, 10:02 PM
Blood Cell Membrane Coated Na**sponges Soak Up Microbial Toxins
http://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MRSA-na**sponge.jpg
Fighter pilots are able to release decoys when being shot at, directing the missiles away from their target. There is ** reason to try to destroy the missiles themselves, a much more difficult proposition for engineers. In medicine, the opposite approach has reigned supreme, that of trying to kill the pathogens themselves. **w researches at*University of California, San Diego have developed na**particles that attract and absorb toxins, such as those released by infectious pathogens. These “na**sponges” are made*out of a biodegradable polymer coated with a red blood cell membrane.
Here’s a National Science Foundation video with the research team showing off the new tech**logy:
NSF: Na**sponge decoy fights superbug infections… (http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/na**sponges.jsp)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?d=qj6IDK7rITs (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:qj6IDK7rITs) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?i=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Medgadget/~4/sTcEk_3zxes
http://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MRSA-na**sponge.jpg
Fighter pilots are able to release decoys when being shot at, directing the missiles away from their target. There is ** reason to try to destroy the missiles themselves, a much more difficult proposition for engineers. In medicine, the opposite approach has reigned supreme, that of trying to kill the pathogens themselves. **w researches at*University of California, San Diego have developed na**particles that attract and absorb toxins, such as those released by infectious pathogens. These “na**sponges” are made*out of a biodegradable polymer coated with a red blood cell membrane.
Here’s a National Science Foundation video with the research team showing off the new tech**logy:
NSF: Na**sponge decoy fights superbug infections… (http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/na**sponges.jsp)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?d=qj6IDK7rITs (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:qj6IDK7rITs) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?i=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Medgadget?a=sTcEk_3zxes:W8VTy3qSkiQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Medgadget/~4/sTcEk_3zxes