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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering >> 2017, Volume 11, Issue 4 doi: 10.1007/s11705-017-1614-6

Engineering platelet-mimicking drug delivery vehicles

. Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, NC 27695, USA.. Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.. Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC 27599, USA

Accepted: 2017-02-15 Available online: 2017-11-06

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Abstract

Platelets dynamically participate in various physiological processes, including wound repair, bacterial clearance, immune response, and tumor metastasis. Recreating the specific biological features of platelets by mimicking the structure of the platelet or translocating the platelet membrane to synthetic particles holds great promise in disease treatment. This review highlights recent advancements made in the platelet-mimicking strategies. The future opportunities and translational challenges are also discussed.

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