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Huabing Zhang1, Yubin Zhang1, Yilin Chen2

  • 1Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering of Xiamen & Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.

International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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PubMed

Keywords:
CurcuminDimerGlutathione-responsiveIntracellular drug deliverySmall molecular assembly

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