Novel Nanoparticles Designed to Bind to and Destroy Viruses

A team of scientists, including University of Illinois–Champagne Urbana chemistry professor Petr Kr á l, Ph.D., says it has designed new antiviral nanoparticles that bind to a range of viruses, including herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, dengue virus, and lentiviruses. Unlike other broad-spectrum antivirals, which simply prevent viruses from infecting cells, the new nanoparticles destroy viruses, note the researchers who published their st