Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry Date: November 27, 2024 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau Summary: A tiny, four ...
(Nanowerk News) A tiny, four-fingered “hand” folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from ...
Illinois researchers developed a nanorobotic hand made of DNA that can grab viruses for detection or inhibition. In this artist’s rendering, three “NanoGripper” hands wrap around a COVID-19 ...