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Therapeutic Delivery – News and Features

A bowl of salt.
News

Common Table Salt Enhances Adhesive Polymer Technology

A FAMU-FSU engineering team discovered that adding sodium chloride to polyzwitterions enhances adhesive strength and flexibility. The study compared bottlebrush and linear polymers, finding that electrostatic interactions drive improved bonding.
Cancer cells with proteins labelled in blue, green and pink.
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Microfluidic Device Reveals Tumor Shape Can Predict Aggressiveness

New research has offered insights into how tumor shape can predict cancer cell behavior and aggressiveness.
A close-up of a nasal spray bottle, accompanied by tissues and a thermometer, arranged on a table.
News

Researchers Make Advancements Towards Inhalable Medications

Researchers outline their improved lipid-polymer nanoparticle for holding mRNA that is stable when nebulized and successfully delivers aerosols (liquid droplets) in mice’s lungs.
A plastic model of a pair of lungs.
News

Microcellular “Drones” Used To Deliver Lung Cancer-Fighting Drugs

Researchers have used microcellular "drones" to deliver antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics to lung cancer cells.
Collage of the headshots of eleven Black scientists featured in the article.
Article

Reclaiming the Narrative for Black Scientists

This article highlights several inspiring men and women working across academia and industry who are breaking barriers and regaining ownership of their own narratives.
A microscope image showing how mRNA (labelled in red) is transfected across a mouse brain.
News

Could In Utero mRNA Therapy Fix Faulty Genes Before Birth?

A new mouse study shows how a new tool can deliver genetic material to edit faulty genes in developing fetal brain cells.
A drug capsule spilt in half, with a drug molecule in the center.
News

Grain-Sized Soft Robots Developed for Drug Delivery

A team of scientists has developed grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery.
A researcher holds a blue-colored film made out of the semiconducting hydrogel between two fingers
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Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Semiconducting Hydrogel for Better Bioelectronics

Researchers have developed a hydrogel that retains the semiconductive ability needed to transmit information between living tissue and machine. It could be used both in implantable medical devices and non-surgical applications.
Drug discovery.
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Personalized Nanomedicine Targets Infections with Precision

Researchers at the University of Waterloo created a nanomedicine technology that delivers antibiotics only when needed, reducing the risk of resistance and side effects. This breakthrough targets specific bacterial strains.
A scanning electron micrograph of vibrio bacteria.
News

Chemical Switches Used To Activate Antibiotics Directly at the Pathogen

A new click-to-release technique could activate antibiotics at the pathogen, reducing toxic side effects.
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