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 ...

Scientists at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Nanjing University in China have developed a new drug delivery system that could improve how treatments for cancers and other diseases are ...

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including both small molecules and biologic compounds, are often encapsulated in microspheres and nanoparticles. This encapsulation is utilized for specific ...

The ability to confine water in an enclosed compartment without directly manipulating it or using rigid containers is an attractive possibility. In a recent study, Sara Coppola and an ...

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 ...

How is the long-acting injectable space evolving? As world populations get older and more people have access to healthcare, the need to develop therapies to treat chronic diseases increases.

Polymeric nanoparticles are nanoscale-sized objects constructed from polymers such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA), with applications in the in vitro delivery of ...

While natural polymers, including starches and cellulose, are still commonly used in biomedical research, the utilization of synthetic biodegradable polymers in pharmaceutical and tissue-engineering ...