JHU Nanoparticles 2 (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

JHU Nanoparticles 2

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Using high-resolution video microscopy and computer software, doctoral student Samuel K. Lai and Justin Hanes, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Johns Hopkins, were able to track their coated nanoparticles as the potential medication carriers made their way through a mucus layer.

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Will Kirk/JHU

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