Brush and Mushroom Polymers Help Nanoparticles Through the Bloodstream (IMAGE)

Drexel University

Brush and Mushroom Polymers Help Nanoparticles Through the Bloodstream

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Drexel University researchers have discovered the optimal polymer coating to help cancer-fighting nanoparticles make their way to tumors. A thick polymer brush layer combined with a mushroom-like polymer layer prevents the nanoparticles from being removed by the liver or immune system.

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