What is Polymer-Based Drug Delivery? Polymer drug delivery uses a device or a formulation that facilitates the incorporation of a therapeutic substance in the body. Polymers are used extensively for ...

Controlled release drug delivery systems have transformed the pharmaceutical landscape by offering sustained therapeutic action and improved patient compliance. These ...

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 ...

Recent advances in nanomedicine have brought significant improvements to drug delivery systems, yet persistent hurdles remain ...

A membrane made from threads of a polymer commonly used in vascular sutures can be loaded with therapeutic drugs and implanted in the body, where mechanical forces activate the polymer's electric ...

Scientists at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and at Nanjing University have combined a widely used medical polymer with a natural blood protein to develop a new nanoparticle drug delivery ...

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Thanh T. Nguyen, a project manager at Innocore Pharmaceuticals, about the mechanisms behind long-acting injectables. Innocore Pharmaceuticals is a drug ...

Gene delivery is, arguably, the biggest bottleneck in gene therapy. Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are the historical mainstay, but they are expensive to manufacture and have payload limits and ...

A good drug should cure without harming. A lot depends, however, not so much on the therapeutic substance itself, as on the way it is administered—it should precisely reach the affected area, in a ...

The delivery of drugs to patients is one of the most crucial parts of the pharmaceutical industry. The specific method of drug delivery can have a major impact on the effectiveness and applicability ...

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 ...