nanocage
Tiny hollow structure
A nanocage is a hollow molecular structure at the nanometer scale—billionths of a meter—typically formed from metal atoms, carbon, or proteins arranged in a cage-like lattice.
These structures can encapsulate other molecules, making them useful in drug delivery, catalysis, and materials science: Researchers loaded the nanocage with therapeutic compounds.
Openwork of crossed strips
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- polyhedralHaving multiple flat faces
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
architecture · mesh · dodecahedron · icosahedron · tetrahedron · octahedron · symmetry · topology
Agent enabling change
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- reactionResponse to stimulus
Defense against induced criminality
- confinementState of being restricted
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- inclusionBeing made part
- bindingLegally or morally required
protection · stabilization · shielding · containment · isolation · immobilization · loading · release
Cage-shaped carbon allotrope
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- zeolitePorous aluminosilicate mineral
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
ligand · node · linker · chelation · crystalline · host-guest · molecular
Conveying medicine to tissues
- targeted therapyTreatment hitting specific molecules
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- controlled releaseGradual substance dispensing mechanism
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
biodegradable · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · therapeutic · gene therapy · immunotherapy · intracellular
Monolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- nanomaterialMatter at billionth-meter scale
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- ferritinIron-storing blood protein
silica · gold · iron oxide
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- polyhedralHaving multiple flat faces
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
geometry · architecture · mesh · dodecahedron · icosahedron · tetrahedron · octahedron · symmetry · topology · vertices
catalyst
Agent enabling change
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
reaction · turnover · heterogeneous · photocatalysis · biomimetic
entrapment
Defense against induced criminality
- confinementState of being restricted
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- inclusionBeing made part
binding · protection · stabilization · shielding · containment · isolation · immobilization · loading · release · storage
fullerene
Cage-shaped carbon allotrope
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- zeolitePorous aluminosilicate mineral
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
self-assembly · ligand · node · linker · chelation · crystalline · host-guest · molecular
drug delivery
Conveying medicine to tissues
- targeted therapyTreatment hitting specific molecules
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- controlled releaseGradual substance dispensing mechanism
biocompatible · biodegradable · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · therapeutic · gene therapy · immunotherapy · intracellular
graphene
Monolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- nanomaterialMatter at billionth-meter scale
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
ferritin · silica · gold · iron oxide
nanocagemacrostructure
Large-scale organizational pattern
gigantic · huge · large · warehouse · megastructure
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