The application of biocompatible polymeric microneedle patches is discussed as a promising and straightforward method of transdermal drug delivery.
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Improving HIV treatment with targeted drug delivery
Application of nanotechnology shown to substantially reduce necessary dose of anti-HIV antiretroviral efavirenz.
Non-viral nanoparticle vectors delivering biomolecules more efficiently
Scientists have found an efficient way to deliver nanoparticles containing a wide range of biomolecules without using endocytosis, for faster drug delivery.
Stretchable electronics are biocompatible
Team investigate the ability of the body to accept stretchable electronic devices for long-term use.
Hottest Papers in Advanced Healthcare Materials – August 2013
Here are the top five papers downloaded in August 2013. Also view the August issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials! Chitin Microneedles for an Easy-to-Use Tuberculosis Skin Test by Jungho Jin, Valerie Reese, Rhea Coler, Darrick Carter and Marco Rolandi An easy-to-use...
A drug/gene co-delivery nanoplatform
Jun Feng and collaborators address drug delivery challenges by applying boronic acid coupling and host-guest chemistry.
Cover story: diamond nanoneedle array
A dense diamond nanoneedle array for delivering fluorescent probes and drugs to a large number of cells for use on gene and cell therapy.
Polypeptide-based polymersomes with great potential for cancer therapy
Polypeptide-based pH-sensitive polymersomes prepared by researchers from Changchun hold excellent promise as a drug delivery platform for cancer therapy.
Hottest Papers in Advanced Healthcare Materials – July 2013
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Porous microrobots born of lasers
Microrobots offer huge potential in medicine, particularly in the field of drug delivery.
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