Freeze-dried exosomes (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Freeze-dried exosomes

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Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have devised a freeze-drying process that keeps milk-derived exosomes stable for up to a year at room temperature. Exosomes -- natural capsules found in cow’s milk -- potentially can be used to carry medicine through the body for applications such as wound-healing and cancer treatment.

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Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech

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