Transporting drugs into the body can be hit-or-miss because many delicate molecules break down before they reach their target. In an attempt to develop protective drug-delivery tools, materials scientists have now fabricated micron-size polymer vesicles that are sturdy enough to navigate the bloodstream unscathed and yet release their cargoes on target.
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