Medicine masquerade: Engineer develops imitation red blood cells to deliver lifesaving drugs
Published Date: 3/1/2022
Source: sciencedaily.com
The body's natural filters, such as the kidney and lungs, are designed to protect the body from foreign materials. But they also filter out large percentages of critical drugs such as chemotherapy. Scientists are developing a new type of drug delivery vehicle designed to bypass these filters by imitating the properties of a red blood cell.