Not your conventional nucleic acids: Spherical nucleic acids have novel properties that are perfect for biomedical applications

February 18, 2013

Potential applications include using SNAs [spherical nucleic acids] to carry nucleic acid-based therapeutics to the brain for the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, as well as other neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. (Nanotechnology Now )