Nanoparticle asymmetry shapes an immune response

Alexander Hooftman () and Luke A. J. O’Neill ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 601, issue 7893, 323-325

Abstract: The chirality, or handedness, of nanoparticles is shown to be a key factor in determining how well such particles engage with the immune system — a finding that might help to inform the design of vaccines and anticancer therapeutics.

Keywords: Chemical biology; Immunology; Nanoparticles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-03806-7

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