Advances in nanomedicine drug delivery applications for HIV therapy
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Paul Curley1, Neill J Liptrott1,2 & Andrew Owen*,1,2 1Department of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2European Nanomedicine Characterisation Laboratory, Department of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK * Author for correspondence: Tel.: +44 0 151 794 8211; Fax: + 44 0 151 794 5656; [email protected]
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