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Nanoparticles Disguised as Red Blood Cells Will Deliver Cancer-Fighting Drugs
June 20, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel method of disguising nanoparticles as red blood cells, which will enable them to evade the body’s immune system and deliver cancer-fighting drugs straight to a tumor. Their research was published this week in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Full Story