Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems (MDDS) exploit the natural adhesive properties of polymers to attach therapeutic formulations to mucosal surfaces, including the oral, nasal, ocular, vaginal, rectal ...

A team of researchers has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug development. A team of University of Melbourne researchers from the Caruso ...

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 ...

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), motor neuron disease (MND, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, (ALS)), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...

To improve chemotherapy dosing, engineers designed CLAUDIA, a way to continuously measure how much drug is in a patient's system during hours-long infusion. When cancer patients undergo chemotherapy, ...

Ultrasound can open and rebuild molecular nanocages, enabling controlled release of cancer drugs and advancing targeted drug ...

As medications advance, so do devices used for drug delivery. Pharmaceutical engineers and designers are focused on how to make drug delivery systems easier, less painful, more sustainable, and better ...