Targeted Delivery of Protein Drugs by Nanocarriers

Recent advances in biotechnology demonstrate that peptides and proteins are the basis of a new generation of drugs. However, the transportation of protein drugs in the body is limited by their high molecular weight, which prevents the crossing of tissue barriers, and by their short lifetime due to i...

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Main Authors: Antonella Battisti, Federica Chiellini, Roberto Solaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-03-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/3/3/1928/