Polymeric nanoparticles are nanoscale particles composed of natural or synthetic polymers, typically ranging in size from 10 to 1000 nanometers. These nanoparticles have gained significant attention ...

DDS can be based on physical mechanisms like osmosis, diffusion, erosion, dissolution, and electro-transport or biochemical methods like monoclonal antibodies, gene therapy, vector systems, ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a platform that combines automated wet lab techniques with artificial intelligence (AI) to design nanoparticles for drug delivery ...

Just as a business needs an effective and reliable service to deliver its goods to customers, medications need an effective delivery system to get them to the specific area of the body where they can ...

When designing a nanoparticle-enabled drug delivery system, many intersecting considerations must be taken into account, such as the target location of the drug payload, the method of delivery, uptake ...

A major breakthrough in cancer drug delivery took place in 1995, when the FDA approved the first nanodrug, Doxil—a liposomal formulation of doxorubicin engineered to preferentially accumulate in ...

While this protects the brain from external threats, it also presents a major challenge for treating neurological diseases, as many potentially therapeutic compounds are unable to cross. One potential ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The field of drug delivery has long been challenged by the need for precise, targeted methods to transport therapeutic agents within the body. Traditional approaches often ...

A new nanoparticle made from the medical polymer PLGA and the blood protein albumin can carry higher doses of drugs and remain stable longer, offering improved delivery and fewer side effects. For ...

In a mouse study, RNA micelles shrunk metastasized tumors in lungs. A new study in mice hints at the potential to use tiny particles made with RNA molecules to deliver chemotherapy drugs and other ...