Targeted drug delivery into HIV-1 infected cells offers a reduction in toxicity and side effect. Using a femtosecond (fs) laser of different beam shapes anti-HIV-1 drugs are efficiently delivered into TZM-bl cells.
Reference:
Khanyile, T, Papathanasopoulos, M, Forbes, A and Mthunzi, P. 2013. Photo-translocation of anti-HIV-1 drugs into TZM-bl cells. In: Optics in the Life Sciences Congress Technical Digest, April 2013
Khanyile, T., Papathanasopoulos, M., Forbes, A., & Mthunzi, P. (2013). Photo-translocation of anti-HIV-1 drugs into TZM-bl cells. Optical Society of America. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7090
Khanyile, T, M Papathanasopoulos, A Forbes, and P Mthunzi. "Photo-translocation of anti-HIV-1 drugs into TZM-bl cells." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7090
Khanyile T, Papathanasopoulos M, Forbes A, Mthunzi P, Photo-translocation of anti-HIV-1 drugs into TZM-bl cells; Optical Society of America; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7090 .