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Old polymer learns new tracts

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Sustained gene knockdown by the aid of a well-known biodegradable polymer has shown that old materials can still be used to solve new problems.

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Figure 1: Schematic illustration of the preparation and delivery of siRNA-loaded PLGA nanoparticles.

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  1. Michael J. Campolongo and Dan Luo are in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 226 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. dan.luo@cornell.edu,

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Campolongo, M., Luo, D. Old polymer learns new tracts. Nature Mater 8, 447–448 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2456

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