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Scientists engineer brain parasite as novel drug delivery system

BioPharma Reporter

A team of scientists from the universities of Glasgow and Tel Aviv has developed a groundbreaking method to transform the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii into a potential vehicle for delivering therapeutic treatments directly to brain cells.

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Researchers invent self-powered drug delivery system

Medical Xpress

A team of scientists—led by Yamin Zhang, Ph.D., at Northwestern University—has developed novel technology with the potential to change the future of drug delivery. and Colin Franz, MD, Ph.D., at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and John Rogers, Ph.D.,

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Inspired by bacteria and sperm, scientists make micro-robot swimmers

Scienmag

Scientists at Cornell University have created cell-size robots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves. Despite their tiny size, these micro-robotic swimmers – whose movements were inspired by bacteria and sperm – could one day be a formidable new tool for targeted drug delivery. ITHACA, N.Y.

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Scientists receive research funding from FDA to use advanced tools for assessment of drug delivery to the skin

Drug Discovery Today

Collaboration of researchers will improve imaging methods to assess extent of drug delivery to the skin – including creams and lotions for conditions like eczema

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New protein imaging method paves way for next generation biomaterials and tissue analysis

Scienmag

Scientists have established a new method to image proteins that could lead to new discoveries in disease through biological tissue and cell analysis and the development of new biomaterials that can be used for the next generation of drug delivery systems and medical devices.

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NUS scientists create a new type of intelligent material

Scienmag

Known as “two-dimensional electrolytes”, these smart materials could potentially be used in many things from drug delivery to energy storage Credit: National University of Singapore Intelligent materials, the latest revolution in the field of materials science, can adapt their properties depending on changes in their surroundings.

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Researchers develop temperature-sensitive amyloid fibrils for therapy

BioPharma Reporter

In a promising advancement, scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Emory University have developed a novel drug delivery system using synthetic amyloid beta (AÎ) peptides.