Scientists Create Synthetic Red Blood Cells That Mimic Natural Ones, Plus Have New Abilities

Very cool:

"The researchers loaded the artificial cells with either hemoglobin, an anticancer drug, a toxin sensor or magnetic nanoparticles to demonstrate that they could carry cargoes. The team also showed that the new RBCs could act as decoys for a bacterial toxin. Future studies will explore the potential of the artificial cells in medical applications, such as cancer therapy and toxin biosensing, the researchers say."

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-create-synthetic-red-blood-cells-that-mimic-natural-ones-plus-have-new-abilities/