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Technical University of Munich (TUM)

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Different kinds of nanoparticles are bound together by DNA fragments and Ceren Kimna released at specific times. Such connections may become the basis of drugs that release their active ingredients in sequence.

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Ceren Kimna / TUM

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Free for use in reporting on Kimna et al., "Engineering an orchestrated release avalanche from hydrogels using DNA-nanotechnology", <em>Journal of Controlled Release</em>, (2019).

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