From Chicago, at the American Chemical Society Meeting
A new controlled-release system relies on enzymes to unshackle chemicals only when and where they’re needed. Scientists at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research in Zeist are developing what they’re calling bioswitches for a number of applications, such as a germ-killing plastic wrap for meats.
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