Bioinert, Stealth or Interactive: How Surface Chemistry of Nanocarriers Determines Their Fate In Vivo

Nanocarriers (NCs) have emerged as powerful tools to improve drug solubility, to promote drug transport across membranes, to protect their payload from premature degradation, and to deliver drugs in a controlled and targeted manner. Their performance strongly depends on the surface chemistry, which governs their interaction with the biological environment. Bioinert and stealth surface features are advantageous to avoid unintended interactions...