Inhalable extracellular vesicle delivery of IL-12 mRNA to treat lung cancer and promote systemic immunity - Nature Nanotechnology

Inhalable extracellular vesicle delivery of IL-12 mRNA to treat lung cancer and promote systemic immunity – Nature Nanotechnology

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