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Fitting hydrogels with aptamer-based ligands can open doors for a range of new biomedical applications.
Model with unprecedented detail to study the blood–brain barrier
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Degradable microrobots could help deliver cells within the body
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Magnetically-guided delivery of therapeutic stem cells into the brain
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Better photothermal therapy to improve bladder cancer survival
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New device refines scientists’ ability to sort and process human cells
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