Sunday, January 14, 2018

Macrophage nanosponges could keep sepsis in check

01/14/2018 06:08 PM EST

Sepsis, bacteria in blood

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed macrophage "nanosponges" -- nanoparticles cloaked in the cell membranes of macrophages -- that can safely remove sepsis-causing molecules from the bloodstream. In lab tests, these macrophage nanosponges improved survival rates in mice with sepsis.


Full story at http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/macrophage_nanosponges_could_keep_sepsis_in_check

Source
University of California, San Diego


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