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Allyl isothiocyanate dry powder inhaler based on cyclodextrin-metal organic frameworks for pulmonary delivery

Nianxia Sun1,2,3, Min Zhang1, Wentao Zhu1

  • 1School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China.

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|January 23, 2023
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Keywords:
ChemistryDrug delivery systemPharmaceutical scienceSupramolecular chemistry

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