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Nature Materials volume 7, pages 172–174 (2008)Cite this article

Peptide-functionalized polymer nanoparticles target and bind to articular cartilage tissue, making them promising drug-delivery vehicles.

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Figure 1: The composition of a synovial joint and articular cartilage.
Figure 2: A schematic representation of the peptide–polymer nanoparticle.

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