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Why drug delivery is the key to new medicines

Nature Medicine volume 28, pages 1100–1102 (2022)Cite this article

Designing a new drug is not enough; it has to be delivered to its target, which can be achieved via a cornucopia of vehicles, from nanoparticles and microneedles to red blood cells and microalgae.

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May, M. Why drug delivery is the key to new medicines. Nat Med 28, 1100–1102 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01826-y

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