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. 2015 Mar 18;10:2191–2206. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S75615

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The transport mechanisms of a typical biological barrier.

Notes: (A) Cellular internalization of nanoparticle into cell via endocytosis; (B) transcellular transport of nanoparticles through cell; (C) paracellular transport of nanoparticle between cells through the tight junction; and (D) receptor-mediated transcytosis.