title: [Potential medical applications of nanoscale particles of viruses].
abstract: The study of viruses traditionally focused on their roles as infectious agents and as tools for understanding cell biology. Recently, however, with the development of structural biology, viruses have now been receiving particular attention in nanotechnology. By chemical methods or by gene modification, viruses have been functionalized as potential building blocks for several applications, such as drug/gene delivery vehicles, advanced vaccine vehicles, and special inorganic or organic nanomaterials. Here we highlight some of the recent progresses in the medical applications of viruses.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jinling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Guoning
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Lingjun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D049329:Nanostructures; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D014612:Vaccines; D014780:Viruses
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines