Ionic liquid-coated lipid nanoparticles increase siRNA uptake into CNS targets† † Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3na00699a
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SUBMITTER: Khare P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10964764 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec
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