Removable ‘Cloak’ for Nanoparticles Helps Them Target Tumors

Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new type of drug-delivery nanoparticle that exploits a trait shared by almost all tumors: They are more acidic than healthy tissues. Such particles could target nearly any type of tumor, and can be designed to carry virtually any type of drug. The results of this research were published in the journal ACS Nano.

Removable ‘Cloak’ for Nanoparticles Helps Them Target Tumors

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