However, he's not sure whether they have significant advantages over other materials such as silica and gold, which are also being studied as drug carriers. (sciencemag.org)
«Using injectable self - assembled nanomaterials for sustained delivery of drugs: New injectable delivery system can slowly release drug carriers for months.» (sciencedaily.com)
In recent years, researchers have been testing whether so - called dendrimers — polymers grown into spherical particles — can be used as everything from drug carriers to catalysts. (sciencemag.org)