Nano-Hitchhikers (IMAGE)

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Nano-Hitchhikers

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Polymer nanoparticles attach to red blood cells and remain in circulation for prolonged times. Unattached nanoparticles are rapidly cleared by body's immune system.

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Image prepared by Mr. Peter Allen, UCSB. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

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