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Building blocks for tumour delivery

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Supramolecular structures composed of inorganic nanoparticles and DNA strands can efficiently target tumours and then be disassembled for ease of elimination from the body.

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Figure 1: The delivery and clearance of nanoassemblies.

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Choi, H. Building blocks for tumour delivery. Nature Nanotech 9, 93–94 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.7

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