A chemical toolbox for surface engineering of extracellular vesicles

Surface engineering enhances the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of extracellular vesicles (EVs) by improving their stability, immune evasion, tracking and targeting. Advancing

scalable chemical approaches that preserve the integrity and functionality of EVs and efficient purification methods are key to unlocking their full potential. Access through your

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references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg,

Erlangen, Germany Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi & Gregor Fuhrmann * FAU NeW, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany Gregor Fuhrmann Authors * Leila Pourtalebi

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