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Improved Enzyme Activity and Stability in Polymer Microspheres by Encapsulation of Protein Nanospheres

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This publication was made possible by grant number SC1 GM086240 from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the Support of Competitive Research (SCoRE) Program. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIGMS. BLM was supported by a fellowship from the NIH Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program (R25 GM061151) and by the Fellowship Program of the Puerto Rico Development Company (PRIDCO). BS was supported by a NIH-MARC fellowship (T34 GM061151).

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Montalvo-Ortiz, B.L., Sosa, B. & Griebenow, K. Improved Enzyme Activity and Stability in Polymer Microspheres by Encapsulation of Protein Nanospheres. AAPS PharmSciTech 13, 632–636 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-012-9794-3

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