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Virology from the perspective of theoretical colloid and interface science

V. Zhdanov,
2021

Viral infections occur at very different length and time scales and include various processes which can often be described by using the models developed and/or employed in colloid and interface science. Bering in mind the currently active COVID 19, I discuss herein the models aimed at viral transmission via respiratory droplets and the contact of virions with the epithelium. In a more general context, I outline the models focused on penetration of virions via the cellular membrane, initial stage of viral genome replication, and formation of viral capsids in cells. In addition, the models related to a new generation of drug delivery vehicles, e.g., lipid nanoparticles with size about 100-200 nm, are discussed as well. Despite the high current interest in all these processes, their understanding is still limited, and this area is open for new theoretical studies.

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  • V. Zhdanov
    Section of Nano and Biological Physics, Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Название журнала
  • Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
Том
  • 53
Страницы
  • 101450
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  • Elsevier
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  • journal article
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  • CC BY
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  • Свободная лицензия
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