Nanotechnology: Platelet mimicry.

The article discusses the development of biomimetic nanoparticles for use in drug delivery. It references a paper by scientist C.-M. J. Hu and colleagues which appears elsewhere in the journal and which reports that nanoparticles coated with membranes from blood platelets are protected from the body's immune responses and are able to bind to certain cells and tissues. According to the author, the technique has implications for both nanoengineering and biomembrane research. Other research on platelets is also discussed.