Category: drug delivery

Utility of metal-organic frameworks as drug delivery devices

February 19, 2021

Nanoparticles and microspheres have been used in drug delivery applications where functionalized nanoparticles and microsphere could, for example, locate cancer cells and release the drug payload at the target site. Since then, research in drug delivery applications has cast the search for platforms able to target particular cell types, home in on them, and release … More Utility of metal-organic frameworks as drug delivery devices

Shape changeable drug delivery vehicle for controlling residence time of capsule in specific parts of the body

March 10, 2017

Though advances in drug delivery has engender the ability to tune the concentration of drugs at specific parts of the body, there remains few technological solutions for localizing the drug delivery vehicle or capsule at particular organs for concentrating drugs to diseased sites. This situation comes forth due to reliance of most drug delivery capsules … More Shape changeable drug delivery vehicle for controlling residence time of capsule in specific parts of the body

Problems of invasive microtechnologies based drug delivery options for treating glaucoma

November 27, 2016

The field of drug delivery come about due to the inability of current methods for drug provision such as skin patch or oral medication to target specific groups of cells or tissues deep in the body; thereby, resulting in significant side effects on other cell types (most of them healthy). Additionally, given the myriad barriers … More Problems of invasive microtechnologies based drug delivery options for treating glaucoma