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SUBMITTER: Muller K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4007071 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Müller Kathrin K Fedosov Dmitry A DA Gompper Gerhard G
Scientific reports 20140502
Drug delivery by micro- and nano-carriers enables controlled transport of pharmaceuticals to targeted sites. Even though carrier fabrication has made much progress recently, the delivery including controlled particle distribution and adhesion within the body remains a great challenge. The adhesion of carriers is strongly affected by their margination properties (migration toward walls) in the microvasculature. To investigate margination characteristics of carriers of different shapes and sizes a ...[more]