Key for crossing the BBB with nanoparticles: the rational design

Sonia M. Lombardo, Marc Schneider, Akif E. Türeli and Nazende Günday Türeli
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 866–883. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.72

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Key for crossing the BBB with nanoparticles: the rational design
Sonia M. Lombardo, Marc Schneider, Akif E. Türeli and Nazende Günday Türeli
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 866–883. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.72

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Lombardo, S. M.; Schneider, M.; Türeli, A. E.; Günday Türeli, N. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 866–883. doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.72

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