RE: Surely not another P&D fest?8 Jun 2021 20:13
Nuvec will have to be tailored precisely for its cargo- - size, charge, linkers all optimised accordingly, with knock on effects on monodispersity.
It has to focus on one modality ie dna plasmid- great if it can load, protect, transfect and facilitate transcription of large genes, but this will need more years of development. MRNA is exciting but unrealistic given the broad field of competitors now in place, each with teams of scientists and lots of investment dollars.
Nuvec’s spikes were tested with dna plasmid and chosen empirically- it was the best of three surface morphologies tested at UQ (rambutan spikes won)