Imagine a polymer with removable parts that can deliver something to the environment and then be chemically regenerated to function again. Or a polymer that can lift weights, contracting and... Read more
Researchers have developed a speedy, controllable way to get two or more ingredients into the same tiny capsule and only have them mix when triggered by a signal like vibrations or heat Chem... Read more
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications... Read more
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new drug delivery technique that uses a biodegradable liquid metal to targ... Read more
Viruses are able to redirect the functioning of cells in order to infect them. Inspired by their mode of action, scientists from the CNRS and Université de Strasbourg have designed a “... Read more
In today’s world, it’s an exciting time for medical technology. And making smart use of modern digital innovations is bringing revolutions in health care for the young and old. The ability t... Read more
Researchers demonstrate a novel method to build microscopic robots with complex shapes and functionalities Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego used an innovative 3D prin... Read more
Photo by L. Brian Stauffer University of Illinois postdoctoral researcher Prabuddha Mukherjee, left, bioengineering professors Rohit Bhargava and Dipanjan Pan, and postdoctoral researcher Sa... Read more
Someday, treating patients with nanorobots could become standard practice to deliver medicine specifically to parts of the body affected by disease But merely injecting drug-loaded nanoparti... Read more
Needle injections have been around since 1657 and remain a key delivery method for many drugs, including vaccines that have prevented countless illnesses. But for patients that require daily... Read more
TAU researchers discover the secret to substances that can be engineered to “freeze” at a specific time Water, when cooled below 32°F, eventually freezes — it’s science kno... Read more
Many potentially efficient drugs have been created to treat neurological disorders, but they cannot be used in practice. Typically, for a condition such as epilepsy, it is essential to act a... Read more
Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot Scientists are interested in using gels to deliver drugs because they can be molded into specific shapes and... Read more
Scientists have shown that gold nanotubes have many applications in fighting cancer: internal nanoprobes for high-resolution imaging; drug delivery vehicles; and agents for destroying cancer... Read more
Eve, an artificially-intelligent ‘robot scientist’ could make drug discovery faster and much cheaper, say researchers writing in the Royal Society journal Interface. The team has demonstrate... Read more
