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The design of new functional polymers depends on the successful navigation of their structure-function landscapes. Advances in combinatorial polymer chemistry and machine learning provide exciting opportunities for the engineering of fit-for-purpose polymeric materials.
Cell-released biological nanoparticles, that is, extracellular vesicles (EVs), are emerging drug carriers with high complexity. EV-based drug delivery exploits intrinsic mechanisms for molecular transport in the body. Integrating EV biology and manufacturing with clinical insights from synthetic nanoparticles is likely to substantially advance the field of drug delivery.
