Therapeutic DeliveryVol. 4, No. 4 EditorialEPR-effect: utilizing size-dependent nanoparticle delivery to solid tumorsTriantafyllos StylianopoulosTriantafyllos StylianopoulosDepartment of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus. Search for more papers by this authorEmail the corresponding author at tstylian@ucy.ac.cyPublished Online:4 Apr 2013https://doi.org/10.4155/tde.13.8AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit View articleKeywords: cancerdrug deliverynanomedicinetumor microenvironmentReferences1 Gerlowski LE, Jain RK. Microvascular permeability of normal and neoplastic tissues. Microvasc. Res.31,288–305 (1986).Crossref, Medline, CAS, Google Scholar2 Matsumura Y, Maeda H. 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