Concept
Inhibition Mechanism
Nanomaterials efficiently adsorb biomolecules and form a so-called biomolecular corona. This passive, nontargeted adsorption might be utilized to bind viruses, provided that the selected nanomaterial is relatively biocompatible. One of the most recent strategies to inhibit viral uptake is based on administration of recombinant ACE2 to inhibit binding competitively via the spike S1 protein. Knowing that multivalency is key to block virus–host interactions reliably, researchers have speculated that a nanostructured carrier could not only improve delivery and cargo stability but also might dramatically enhance binding strength.
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Updated 2020-08-18
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences