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Schematic illustration of the EPR effect and nanoparticles uptake through size across cancerous tissues. EPR effect promotes an increased accumulation of nanoparticles in cancer cells facing normal cells, due to the leaky vasculature within the tumor region being allied to a dysfunctional lymphatic system.
