Plastic nanoparticles inspired by nature could improve cancer drug delivery

(University of New South Wales) UNSW Sydney scientists have developed a way to control the shape of polymer molecules so they self-assemble into non-spherical nanoparticles -- an advance that could improve the delivery of toxic drugs to tumors. Very little in nature is perfectly spherical, but it has proved very difficult for scientists to synthesize particles that are not round until now.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news