Stanford News. (October 31, 2019) Stanford researchers develop tiny nanostraws to deliver molecules to human cells safely and efficiently. Retrieved March 6, 2020 from: https://news.stanford.edu/2018/10/31/nanostraws-deliver-molecules-cells-safely-quickly/

 

Researchers have developed nanostraws. Small glass tubes that penetrate a cells membrane to deliver molecules. The molecules it delivers can be one of many gene-editing drugs that hold infinite possibilities for administration of medicines. The tubes work better than previous methods that involve a virus that had to infect the cells, the straws have the ability to deliver molecules to cells in under 20 seconds and killed less than ten percent of cells.

 

Modern vaccines have become more and more advanced as technology advances. However, the methods of administration have not made large steps. The nanostraws have made the administration of essential drugs much faster and more reliable. It also has opened a gateway for advances in gene editing and possibilities for cures to diseases of the cell that had been risky treatments in the past.