Abstract:
A method for the controlled release of an agent (e.g., a biomolecule or nanoparticle) into a specified environment, includes the steps of: (a) providing an electrode or array of electrodes, (b) functionalizing the electrode's surface by introducing to it a molecule or molecules (e.g., thiols on a gold electrode) that chemically bond on the electrode surface and form themselves into a self-assembled monolayer (c) attaching or linking said agent to the molecules through a chemical (e.g., using a coupling group such as amine) or electrostatic (e.g., when the agent is DNA) linkage, and (d) electrochemically releasing the agent from the electrode surface.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a novel delivery system with unique modular CRISPR-Cas9 architecture that allows better delivery, specificity and selectivity of gene editing. It represents significant improvement over previously described split-Cas9 systems. The modular architecture is “regulatable”. Additional aspects relate to systems that can be both spatially and temporally controlled, resulting in the potential for inducible editing. Further aspects relate to a modified viral capsid allowing conjugation to homing agents.