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What are some advantages associated with DDSs decorated through bio-stealth?

Improving specific interactions with the environment, enhancing particular targeting, biocompatibility, prolonged circulation time, and preferential accumulation in the TME

Which immune cells have been exploited as membrane sources to develop biohybrid stealth systems?

Macrophages, T cells, and red blood cells (RBC)

What is the significance of RBCs in nanosystems?

Enhanced targeting ability and circulation time

What is the approximate half-life of RBCs?

<p>About 120 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some advantages of using RBCs in drug delivery systems?

<p>Good biocompatibility, immune recognition evasion, and low 2.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of hydrogel-based long-acting drug delivery systems?

<p>Local anticancer treatment in tumor resection cavities</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the tumor resection cavity?

<p>A space with the potential to house local anticancer therapeutics</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are hydrogels extensively proposed for local anticancer treatment?

<p>As water-retaining polymeric networks that can serve as drug reservoirs</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most frequently used treatment for solid tumors?

<p>Tumor surgical resection</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can local anticancer therapeutics help post-surgery patients?

<p>Prevent disease recurrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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