Thiolated and PEGylated Silica Nanoparticle Delivery to Hair Follicles

    November 2020 in “ International journal of pharmaceutics ”
    Jamila H. Al Mahrooqi, Vitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy, Adrian C. Williams
    Studysummary This study found that PEGylation of nanoparticles enhances their penetration into hair follicles, with higher molecular weight PEG resulting in deeper follicular delivery.
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