Nanocarrier (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Nanocarrier

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Combining a tiny drug capsule -- a nanocarrier -- with antibodies under acidic conditions results in the antibodies attaching to the drug carrier in a stable way. This makes it possible for nanocarriers to target diseased tissue.

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Ill./©: Stefan Schuhmacher

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Targeting headaches and tumors with nano-submarines", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on July 19, 2018.

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