In a recent review published in Pharmaceuticals, researchers documented the various polymeric materials that can be used to synthesize micelles, which can then be used for targeted cancer therapy by ...

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 ...

Nanomedicine. 2012;7(8):1253-1271. Liposomes Liposomes are self-assembled artificial vesicles developed from amphiphilic phospholipids. These vesicles consist of a spherical bilayer structure ...

Encapsulating drugs within biocompatible polymers allows for controlled release and extended circulation time, optimizing treatment efficacy. These systems also offer tailored formulations, ...

Chemists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have designed triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules that bring the promise of guided drug delivery closer to preclinical testing. Click to ...

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ANP Technologies, Inc. (ANP) announced that its drug master file (DMF) on its novel, nano-encapsulating polymer-based drug excipient, ANP001B has been accepted and ...

We live in an age of plastics, but even after a century of progress, most polymers still come in a single, homogenous form with basic properties. Now a team of researchers at Northwestern University ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Development of an effective approach for delivering a new drug is as important as inventing a new drug. Even if a developed new drug has excellent pharmacokinetic and therapeutic ...

Enhanced survival mechanisms of malignant cells in combination with elevated levels of drug transporters can sustain an undesirable resistance against drug therapy. Short interfering RNA (siRNA) ...

In a dramatic demonstration of the power of nanotechnology, a team of investigators has designed a nanoscale, polymeric drug delivery vehicle that when loaded with a widely used anticancer agent cures ...

Rexahn Receives a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a Novel Targeted Cancer Drug Delivery Platform Company expands its pipeline of breakthrough drug delivery ...