Breaking the Nanoscale Barrier (IMAGE)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Breaking the Nanoscale Barrier

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A novel self-assembling protein jumps in diameter from the nanoscale to the microscale in the presence of a cancer therapeutic, curcumin. Microscopy reveals three dimensional and cross-section views of the engineered fiber with curcumin distributed homogeneously throughout.

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