Peptide-functionalized polymer nanoparticles target and bind to articular cartilage tissue, making them promising drug-delivery vehicles.
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Setton, L. Reservoir drugs. Nature Mater 7, 172–174 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2130
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