Vesicles for drug delivery should ideally be robust and able to release their cargo at the desired moment. A new type of vesicle, made of block copolypeptides, has exactly these characteristics.
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Jones, R. Tough and smart. Nature Mater 3, 209–210 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1109
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