New nanoparticles target cardiovascular disease
Could potentially eliminate need for arterial stents in some patients
20-Jan-2010 -
Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative to drug-releasing stents in some patients with cardiovascular disease.
The particles, dubbed "nanoburrs" ...
atherosclerosis
cardiovascular diseases
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