News tagged with drug release

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA interference drug stops head and neck cancer growth

(Phys.org) -- A nanoparticle drug delivery vehicle for small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA), that is already being tested in human clinical trials, now shows promise for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Dong Shin, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Novel technique informs drug delivery research

University College Dublin researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor David Brayden have shown that a candidate drug delivery polymer may have potential for oral or topical use. These findings were recently ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PEGylated dendrimers: a novel mechanism of drug delivery

Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (MIPS) researchers, in collaboration with the biotechnology company Starpharma Holdings Ltd have developed a new method to deliver medications that may benefit thousands of patients ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NanoViagra

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of anti-impotency drugs based on nanoparticles might be coming quickly. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York presenting at the 104'th Annual Meeting ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 3 weblog

Model predicts how to build a better stent

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have been puzzled in recent years by observations that drug-releasing stents (mesh-like tubes implanted to hold patients' coronary arteries open) can increase the likelihood of blood clots and ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0