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Bound nanoviricide
TM
lipid fusion with
virus particle
Bound nanoviricide
TM
wrapping onto
virus particle
2
3
4
A nanoviricide
TM
A virus particle destroyed
by a nanoviricide
TM
1
A nanoviricide
TM
binds to a
virus particle
FIGURE 7.2
(See.color.insert).Graphic.representation.of.the.mechanism.of.action.of.nanoviricide.binding.and.inactivation.
of.viruses.
A
B
C
MCMV containing multiple capsids
and a lipid coat with coat proteins
Virion disruption with capsids
spilling out
FIGURE 7.3
Effects.of.two.different.nanoviricides.binding.to.murine.cytomegalovirus.(MCMV)..(A).Control.MCMV.virion..
(B,.C).MCMV.virions.treated.with.two.different.nanoviricides.
