Effects of the Molecular Weight of Hyaluronic Acid in a Carbon Nanotube Drug Delivery Conjugate

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a ubiquitous biopolymer involved in many pathophysiological roles. One HA receptor, the cluster of differentiation CD44 protein, is often overexpressed in tumor cells. As such, HA has attracted considerable interest in the development of drug delivery formulations, given its...

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Main Authors: Silvia Arpicco, Michał Bartkowski, Alessandro Barge, Daniele Zonari, Loredana Serpe, Paola Milla, Franco Dosio, Barbara Stella, Silvia Giordani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2020.578008/full