Controlled drug delivery systems represent a dynamic field that integrates materials science, engineering and pharmacology to achieve precise therapeutic outcomes. These systems are designed to ...

Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Grain-sized soft robots that can be ...

Biodegradable polymers are a type of polymer that exists both naturally and can be synthesized in laboratories. This special class of polymer is broken down naturally by microbial processes to produce ...

How do you send drugs to specific parts of the body so they do their job and avoid causing side effects elsewhere? According to researchers at Stanford University, the answer is a combination of ...

Drug delivery utilizes various methods and/or carriers to transport therapeutic agents to the tissue, organ, cell, or subcellular organ of interest for release and absorption. Some of the primary ...

Most drugs in the U.S. are taken orally because these oral dosage forms have a significant systemic effect on the body after being absorbed from different surfaces along the gastrointestinal tract ...