Drug delivery
Practicing medicine at the nanoscale
March 11, 2013
New approaches to drug delivery offer hope for new, more targeted treatments.
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Engineering Health, Implantable medical devices, Koch Institute, Materials science, Materials Science and Engineering, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, RNA interference, Layer by layer assembly, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body
November 16, 2012
These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
Tiny pores in graphene could give rise to membranes
October 23, 2012
New membranes may filter water or separate biological samples.
Also labeled: Graphene, Global, Mechanical engineering, Microfluidics, Research, Sensors, Water, Filtration, Membranes
Getting (drugs) under your skin
September 14, 2012
Using ultrasound waves, researchers boost skin’s permeability to drugs.
Dripping faucets inspire new way of creating structured particles
July 18, 2012
Researchers find new method for making spherical particles, from nanoscale to pinhead-sized — including complex beach-ball-like shapes.
Researchers achieve RNA interference, in a lighter package
June 4, 2012
Pared-down nucleic acid nanoparticle poses less risk of side effects, offers better targeting.
Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
May 24, 2012
Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.
Also labeled: Health care, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Mechanical engineering, Medicine, Research, Vaccines, Needles
Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
May 4, 2012
Engineers design nanoparticles that deliver high doses of antibiotics directly to bacteria.
New technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes
May 3, 2012
May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.
Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins
April 9, 2012
Tiny particles could manufacture cancer drugs at tumor sites.
Also labeled: Cancer, Graduate, postdoctoral, Koch Institute, Nanoparticles, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Proteins, Research
Targeted nanoparticles show success in clinical trials
April 4, 2012
Tiny particles designed to home in on cancer cells achieve tumor shrinkage at lower doses than traditional chemotherapy.
Predicting how proteins will partner
March 28, 2012
Amy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions.
Also labeled: Biology, Chemistry and chemical engineering, DNA, Drug discovery, Faculty, Physics, Proteins, Research
Successful human tests for first wirelessly controlled drug-delivery chip
February 16, 2012
Clinical trial of the programmable, implantable device shows promise in treating osteoporosis.
Langer wins Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
September 15, 2011
Biomedical engineer shares $250,000 award
Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
August 16, 2011
New MIT technology could lead to better drug delivery and artificial tissues that imitate natural tissue.
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