One small step for nanoparticles, One major leap for cell therapy

Cell therapy has made significant developments in the past decades for treating damage from heart infarcts, spinal injuries, and cancer treatment and has recently even been used in dutch clinics to treat patients. However, to optimise the treatment and make it more available, there are several hurdles to overcome. Many of the expensively prepared cells for therapy die at the injection site or shortly after due to a lack of oxygen. We propose the use of nanoparticles (tiny, customisable materials) to store oxygen in these cells and solve an overarching problem in many therapeutic applications.