Achilles Heel: Popular Drug-Carrying Nanoparticles Get Trapped in Bloodstream
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Many medically minded researchers are in hot pursuit of designs that will allow drug-carrying nanoparticles to navigate tissues and the interiors of cells, but University of Michigan engineers have discovered that these particles have another hurdle to overcome: escaping the bloodstream.