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Re:DNA origami by dekhn on Friday December 23, 2016 @11:27AM (#13245536)
... and they will continue to remain in concept or testing phase for the foreseeable future. Which is unfortunate, but a reality of how drugs and drug delivery systems are brought to market.
Re:DNA origami by sndean on Friday December 23, 2016 @11:31AM (#13245562)
From the secondhand experience of my friends, using DNA nanocages to delivery anything other than really simple cargo hasn't worked very well (all in vitro). Which is good enough, if that's all you want to deliver.

They're really interesting though.

Re:DNA origami by yorteiler on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:07PM (#13246207)
Why would the type of cargo matter? If it can deliver simple cargo, can't you stick any type of molecules inside as long as they don't damage the cage?
Re:DNA origami by akiselev on Friday December 23, 2016 @04:53PM (#13247402)
"Hold them in place" is a bit misleading. The molecules in most nanocages generally still react with the nanocage through specifically designed binding sites that actually hold it in place. This means a nanocage is hard to design for nontrivial molecules like folded proteins and it's usually not a perfect cage that completely envelops the target. A lot of stuff is still bound to react with the nanocage and the material inside until it can reach its destination and the cage unfolds.