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Drug delivery is a term that refers to the delivery of a pharmaceutical compound into the body. Most common methods of delivery include the preferred non-invasive oral (through the mouth), nasal, pneumonial (inhalation), and rectal routes. Much research is now focussing on nanotechnology as a drug delivery method.

BUSM assistant professor awarded $2.1 million for peripheral artery disease research

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a major cause of limb loss. It is estimated that PAD affects between 8.5 and 12 million Americans, with a prevalence that has increased by about 25 percent over the preceding decade.

21 Sep 2021

Role of extracellular vesicles embedded with engineered ACE2 in the neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus

Researchers discuss the preparation and characterization of EVs-ACE2, along with the production and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 S-pseudovirus.

20 Sep 2021

Development of a potential pan-variant aerosol to manage COVID-19

Researchers hypothesized that if APN01 could be directly introduced into the airways of an infected person, it could locally neutralize SARS-CoV-2.

19 Sep 2021

New slow-release system mimics nature to provide long-lasting local anesthesia

Site 1 sodium channel blockers such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin are small-molecule drugs with powerful local anesthetic properties.

14 Sep 2021

IU researcher uncovers potential new approach for treating pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified how restoring a missing molecule in pancreatic fibrosis could help deliver treatments to cancer cells.

14 Sep 2021

Researchers use amphibian foam to deliver drugs for the first time

Amphibian foam has been used in drug delivery for the first time by researchers, which could help to combat the rise of antimicrobial resistance.

9 Sep 2021

Researchers develop artificial inorganic cell-like structures to recreate functions of living cells

Researchers have developed artificial cell-like structures using inorganic matter that autonomously ingest, process, and push out material - recreating an essential function of living cells.

9 Sep 2021

Study finds accumulation of common therapeutic drugs by gut bacteria

Common medications can accumulate in gut bacteria, a new study has found, altering bacterial function and potentially reducing the effectiveness of the drug.

8 Sep 2021

Implanted cells deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

With a goal of developing rheumatoid arthritis therapies with minimal side effects, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation.

1 Sep 2021

Defined & Controllable Extracellular Matrix for Cell Culture

Biochemically defined and animal-free - Mussel Adhesive Protein based matrix (MAPtrix™) from AMSBIO provides a highly defined and controllable recombinant extracellular matrix (ECM) for cell culture, which can be tailored to the specific needs of particular cell types.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Sep 2021

$1.3 million in NIH funding to enable drug delivery technology research

Two National Institute of Health grants totaling over $1.3 million will enable research into antibody-mediated drug delivery technology for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disorders. L. Nathan Tumey, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Binghamton University, State University of New York, is the Principal Investigator on both grants - $1.2 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and $150,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers test remotely operated implantable drug delivery devices on the ISS

From Novartis to Lamborghini, Alessandro Grattoni and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have partnered with big names to leverage the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory for space-based research and technology development with important benefits back on Earth.

28 Aug 2021

Aston University secures KTP project to assist Catalent in developing orally disintegrating tablets

Aston University researchers based in the College of Health and Life Sciences have been awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project by Innovate UK, to bring its academic and scientific expertise to assist Catalent in the development of its Zydis® technology, the leading orally disintegrating tablet (ODT).

27 Aug 2021

Scientists develop a scalable method to harvest exosomes from unpasteurized cow's milk

Exosomes are nano-sized biological capsules that cells produce to protect and courier delicate molecules throughout the body.

23 Aug 2021

ICL fluorescent label homogenously penetrates the glioblastoma brain tumors

Fluorescent indocarbocyanine lipid (ICL) shows much better distribution within glioblastoma brain tumors compared to fluorescent phospholipids, according to a study published in ACS Nano.

23 Aug 2021

Nanotechnology provides novel solutions against zoonotic viruses

Therefore, scientists functionalize nanoparticles to act against these pathogenic viruses in a clinical strategy. In a recent review published in the journal Microbial Pathogenesis, researchers look at the novel solutions against zoonotic viruses provided by nanotechnology.

23 Aug 2021

Biotium releases new ExoBrite EV Membrane Staining Kits

Biotium, a leading supplier and inventor of fluorescent cellular probes for life science research, announces the release of new ExoBrite™ EV Membrane Staining Kits.

17 Aug 2021

Innovative therapeutic platform for blood-to-brain delivery of antisense oligonucleotide therapy

Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy has the potential to ameliorate many neurodegenerative diseases at the genetic level to suppress the production of harmful proteins or non-coding RNAs.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers create a computational model to evaluate drug delivery through inhalers

Increased air pollution in recent years has not only contributed to deteriorating environmental conditions in cities across the globe.

10 Aug 2021

Tiny tumbling soft robots could precisely deliver drugs to central nervous system

Would you let a tiny MANiAC travel around your nervous system to treat you with drugs? You may be inclined to say no, but in the future, "magnetically aligned nanorods in alginate capsules" (MANiACs) may be part of an advanced arsenal of drug delivery technologies at doctors' disposal.

10 Aug 2021

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BUSM assistant professor awarded $2.1 million for peripheral artery disease research

Role of extracellular vesicles embedded with engineered ACE2 in the neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus

Development of a potential pan-variant aerosol to manage COVID-19

New slow-release system mimics nature to provide long-lasting local anesthesia

IU researcher uncovers potential new approach for treating pancreatic cancer

Researchers use amphibian foam to deliver drugs for the first time

Researchers develop artificial inorganic cell-like structures to recreate functions of living cells

Study finds accumulation of common therapeutic drugs by gut bacteria

Implanted cells deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

Defined & Controllable Extracellular Matrix for Cell Culture

$1.3 million in NIH funding to enable drug delivery technology research

Researchers test remotely operated implantable drug delivery devices on the ISS

Aston University secures KTP project to assist Catalent in developing orally disintegrating tablets

Scientists develop a scalable method to harvest exosomes from unpasteurized cow's milk

ICL fluorescent label homogenously penetrates the glioblastoma brain tumors

Nanotechnology provides novel solutions against zoonotic viruses

Biotium releases new ExoBrite EV Membrane Staining Kits

Innovative therapeutic platform for blood-to-brain delivery of antisense oligonucleotide therapy

Researchers create a computational model to evaluate drug delivery through inhalers

Tiny tumbling soft robots could precisely deliver drugs to central nervous system

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