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February 11, 2013
Trapped in transit
Researchers have been trying to design drug delivery systems that allow nanoparticles to navigate tissues and the interiors of cells, allowing medicines to be more effective at lower doses and with fewer side effects. U-M engineers have discovered that these particles have one more hurdle to overcome in order to be effective: escaping the bloodstream.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing