Artificial cells have attracted much attention as substitutes for natural cells. There are many
different forms of artificial cells with many different definitions. They can be integral biological …

An animal model to study human infectious diseases should accurately reproduce the
various aspects of disease. Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are closely related to …

The engineering of future generations of nanodelivery systems aims at the creation of
multifunctional vectors endowed with improved circulation, enhanced targeting and …

Ebola virus (EboV) is a highly pathogenic enveloped virus that causes outbreaks of zoonotic
infection in Africa. The clinical symptoms are manifestations of the massive production of pro …

A large number of medically important viruses, including HIV, hepatitis C virus, and
influenza, have RNA genomes. These viruses replicate with extremely high mutation rates …

Much remains to be learned about the pathogenesis of the different manifestations of
dengue virus (DENV) infections in humans. They may range from subclinical infection to …

Interaction of spherical particles with cells and within animals has been studied extensively,
but the effects of shape have received little attention. Here we use highly stable, polymer …

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an often fatal viral infection described in
about 30 countries, and it has the most extensive geographic distribution of the medically …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious viral disease
characterized by severe clinical manifestations of the lower respiratory tract. The …

Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses include some of the most virulent and fatal pathogens
known to humans. These viruses cause severe haemorrhagic fevers, with case fatality rates …