Particle comprising a virus
AssigneeUniversity of Bath
InventorsAsel SARTBAEVA, Aswin DOEKHIE, Matthew SLADE, Stephen WELLS
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Abstract
A particle containing a virus encapsulated in an amorphous silica shell is described, wherein the amorphous silica shell is directly deposited about the surface of the virus. Also described is a method of producing a virus encapsulated in an amorphous silica shell, the method comprising enriching or purifying a virus; suspending the virus in buffer, hydrolysing a silica precursor directly contacting the hydrolysed silica precursor with the surface of the virus in buffer and encapsulating the virus in an amorphous silica shell.
Claims25
A particle comprising a virus encapsulated in an amorphous silica shell, wherein the amorphous silica shell is directly deposited about the surface of the virus.
A method of producing a virus encapsulated in an amorphous silica shell, the method comprising
- enriching or purifying a virus, and suspending the virus in buffer, hydrolysing a silica precursor
- directly contacting the hydrolysed silica precursor with the surface of the virus in buffer and encapsulating the virus in an amorphous silica shell
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