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Particles release

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By using drug-encapsulating nanoparticles as the basis for electrostatic assembly, it is possible to generate highly functional films that do double duty. These adaptable thin films can be used both for releasing the drug in a controlled fashion and for biological imaging.

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Figure 1: Scanning electron microscope image of an LbL assembly of polystyrene nanoparticles bearing sulphonate groups on a stainless-steel surface.

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  1. Paula T. Hammond is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. hammond@mit.edu,

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