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Leukocyte-like carriers

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Drug-loaded liposomes functionalized with proteins from the cell membrane of leukocytes target inflamed tissues without eliciting a substantial immune response.

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Figure 1: Leukocyte-mimicking particles for anti-inflammatory therapy.

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  1. Kenneth A. Dawson and Yan Yan are at the Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland,

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Dawson, K., Yan, Y. Leukocyte-like carriers. Nature Mater 15, 935–936 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4737

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