journal article·2025-07

Protein based nanoparticles for pulmonary drug delivery: advances, challenges, and future perspectives

Aniket Bhardwaj, Saurabh Verma, Anukrati Agnihotri, Vikesh Kumar Shukla, Havagiray R. Chitme

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 7
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