Mucus presents a formidable barrier to nanoparticle drug-delivery systems, but adding a coating of polymer molecules helps them sneak through the net.
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Cu, Y., Saltzman, W. Stealth particles give mucus the slip. Nature Mater 8, 11–13 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2347
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