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Loading mechanism of drug-eluting particles. Chemotherapy agents (i.e., doxorubicin) are loaded and eluted onto microspheres via a reversible ionic exchange mechanism. Here, the positively charged doxorubicin hydrochloride interacts with the negatively charge acrylate of a microsphere to achieve proper drug loading in a petri dish.
