MIT, Harvard researchers discover nanoparticles to replace stents (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)

MIT and Harvard University researchers, including Robert Langer and Omid Farokhzad, have found a way to repair arteries damaged by cardiovascular disease using nanoparticles called ‘nanoburrs.’
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This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 10:50 pm and is filed under Technology.