Self-assembled, closed and hollow chemical multimer structures having a dodecahedral morphology, composed of chemical monomers having a structurally symmetric core which possess a 5-fold rotational symmetry, are provided. Also provided are methods of creating such chemical monomers, methods of creating such chemical multimer structures and compositions comprising these chemical multimer structures. Also provided are uses of these chemical multimer structures in applications such as drug delivery, imaging, immunization, formation of plastic crystals and nanoparticle matrices and other medical and material science applications.
Self-assembling multimeric physical models of closed polyhedral structures made of structurally symmetric units, and which mimic the structure and self-assembly characteristics of naturally occurring systems such as viral capsids, are provided. Also provided are methods of creating structurally symmetric units, kits for forming self-assembling physical models of polyhedral structures, and methods of forming the same.
Medical School Loma Linda University School of Medicine Graduated: 1969
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English
Description:
Dr. Olson graduated from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1969. He works in Summersville, WV and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Olson is affiliated with Summersville Regional Medical Center.
Gene Gray, Gilbert Wilson, Kent Same, David Kimes, Henri Fontaine, William Same, David Hicks, Art Dimarco, Harvey Wardle, Travis Greer, Thom Tuttle, Marshall Nixon