Davoud Mozhdehi1, Kelli M Luginbuhl1, Michael Dzuricky1

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering , Duke University , 1427 FCIEMAS , Box 90281, Durham , North Carolina 27708-0281 , United States.

まとめ

研究者は天然のタンパク質を改造して コレステロール改変ポリペプチド (CHaMP) と呼ばれる新しいバイオマテリアルを作りました これらのCHaMPは自己組織化され 糖尿病薬エクセンディン-4のように 薬物投与の可能性を示しています

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