Creating a slow-release anesthetic (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Creating a slow-release anesthetic

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This schematic shows the peptides P1 and P2 with hydrophobic modifications that enable them to self-assemble into nanostructures that bind to tetrodotoxin (TTX).

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Tianjiao Ji, PhD, Kohane lab in Nature Biomedical Engineering, Sept. 13, 2021.

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