date:Feb 25, 2013
is only one nanometer thickabout 100,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair. The capsule protects the enzymes and allows them to freely enter an alcohol molecule. In this way, the nanocapsule mimics an organelle, a structure found in cells that spurs chemical reactions.
The researchers used a mouse model to test how well the enzyme package worked as an antidote after alcohol was consumed. They found blood alcohol levels in mice that received the enzyme package fell more quickly than in m