Shear-Activated, Drug-Delivering Nanotherapeutic (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Shear-Activated, Drug-Delivering Nanotherapeutic

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The shear-activated nanotherapeutic breaks apart and releases its drug when it encounters regions of vascular narrowing.

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Wyss Institute

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