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Editorial
. 2023 Jul 31;15(8):2060.
doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082060.

Biopolymer Micro/Nanogel Particles as Smart Drug Delivery and Theranostic Systems

Susana C M Fernandes  1   2 , Garbine Aguirre  1   3
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Editorial

Biopolymer Micro/Nanogel Particles as Smart Drug Delivery and Theranostic Systems

Susana C M Fernandes et al. Pharmaceutics. .

Abstract

In recent years, micro/nanogels have become an important topic of interdisciplinary research, especially in the fields of polymer chemistry and material science, with a focus on their use in drug delivery applications [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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