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Ultrastable micelles boost chemotherapy

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Micelles of a superhydrophilic zwitterionic polymer covalently linked to a superhydrophobic lipid remain stable at extremely dilute conditions and enhance the delivery of hydrophobic chemotherapeutics in vivo.

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Fig. 1: Ultrastable micelles of the DSPE–PCB 5K surfactant enhance the delivery of the anticancer drug docetaxel in melanoma tumours.

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