Ormosil

Ormosil

Ormosil is a shorthand phrase for organically modified silica or organically modified silicate[1]. These are engineered materials that show great promise in a wide range of applications[2] such as:


This technology has been demonstrated as a nonviral vector to successfully deliver DNA loads to specifically targeted cells in living animals. Confirmation of results demonstrated that new DNA was working and expressed genes in the animal.

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