Concept of super homotypic targeting (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Concept of super homotypic targeting — Caption

The natural ability of cells to recognize and capture their own small extracellular vesicles is enhanced with lanthanide ions. The engineered vesicles are captured much faster by cells of the same type, even when many vesicles from other cell types are present. ©2026 Goda et al. CC-BY-ND

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