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What is Flexuous Plant Viruses as Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications about?

Virus particles are naturally occurring nanomaterials. They are widely recognized as excellent templates for fabrication of functional nanomaterials due to their naturally occurring nanoscale size, ease of production, monodispersity in terms of composition/size/shape, stability, programmability, and biodegradability. Plant virus particles are completely noninfectious to humankind. In addition, the prospect of cost-effective production in plants, ease of tailoring via genetic engineering or chemical modifications and excellent biocompatibility are some of the features that makes plant viruses a game changer in biomedical sectors. Unlike icosahedral viruses like cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) and cowpea chlorotic mosaic virus (CCMV) or rigid rod-shaped viruses like Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), flexuous plant viruses are drastically less studied. This chapter encompasses general introduction on plant viruses, followed by discussions focused on flexuous plant virus particles, their structures and production platforms. Finally, their functionalization and uses in biomedical sectors are summarized.

Author

De Swarnalok

Publisher

Wiley ; Scrivener Publishing

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781119857235

Subjects

Science, Stem