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Qianying Huang1, Binglin Ye2, Huang Yang3

  • 1Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China; Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China; Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China; Center for Medical Research and Innovation in Digestive System Tumors, Ministry of Education, PR China; ZJU-Pujian Research&Development Center of Medical Artificial Intelligence for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China; Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for CANCER, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, PR China.

Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society
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PubMed

Keywords:
BiocompatibilityDrug deliveryEngineered cellsLiving medicinesPolysaccharide derivativesTargeted therapy

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