Nanomedicine - Nanocarriers shape up for long life

被引:140
作者
Nishiyama, Nobuhiro [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Ctr Dis Biol & Integrat Med, Grad Sch Med, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Ctr NanoBio Integrat, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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10.1038/nnano.2007.88
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TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Keeping drug-delivery vehicles in the bloodstream for a long time is a challenge. New results suggest that adopting the filamentous shape of viruses may lead to better nanocarriers.
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页码:203 / 204
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