Archive for the ‘Drug delivery’ Category
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
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The development of convergent technologies is at the heart of what the BIOMEDevice exposition and conference is all about. The only European event to focus on next-generation drug-device combination products returns to the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris this week. Along with ...
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
When it comes to getting young children to take their medicine, the time-honoured spoonful of sugar still works. An innovative new product inspired by the humble drinking straw, however, may be as successful without bribing the sweet tooth.
The dose-dripping syringe developed by drug maker Sandoz and Raumedic, a supplier of ...
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
L'union fait la force, as the saying goes, and Rexam's Advancia pump project proves, once again, that there is plenty of life left in the old adage. Engineers from Rexam's Le Tréport campus teamed up with colleagues at the company's Healthcare Technology Center in La Verpillière to optimise pump technology ...
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Friday, September 10th, 2010
A new plasma-based surface treatment for pressurised metered dose inhaler (MDI) canisters reportedly prevents deposition of the drug on the canister's inner wall. The plasma coating and treatment processes developed by Presspart, a supplier of metal and plastic components and drug delivery devices based in Blackburn, UK, also improves drug stability ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
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Researchers at Purdue University have developed ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed magnetic nanoparticles that can be directed to metallic implants such as coronary stents and artificial knee and hip joints. Using this strategy, drugs could be delivered to targeted areas in the body to dissolve blood clots in the arteries or reduce inflammation ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
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Physicists at Duke University have developed a way to produce sharp fluid jets with enough precision ...
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Makers of drug delivery systems Pfeiffer and Valois, which are both members of the Aptargroup family of companies, have undergone a “market-focused realignment” to form the new Aptar Pharma brand. Two divisions will form the nucleus of the brand: Consumer Health Care for over-the-counter products and Prescription for physician-prescribed drug-delivery solutions.
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Active lifestyles, ageing joints and a more enlightened approach to treating pain are contributing to greater demand for pain management products delivered through transdermal patches. Because of the ability of transdermal formulations to deliver pain medication consistently and unobtrusively with minimal side effects, a range of companies are pursuing the ...
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Some novel drug-delivery technologies were presented to conference attendees at last week’s BIOMEDevice Europe event in Paris. Two, in particular, got my attention: the use of radiofrequency (RF) ablation to push drugs through the skin and a breath-activated intranasal delivery device.
Biotech drugs will account for more than US$50 billion in ...
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
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The state of the market for self-injection devices is healthy and growing at a steady clip, noted Joel Cotten, European Product Manager/Marketing, BD Medical - Pharmaceutical Systems during the BIOMEDevice Europe ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Here is a gilded cage worth checking into. A tiny golden holding cell covered with a "smart" polymer that responds to light—opening to empty its contents when exposed to light and resealing when the light is turned off—has been developed in Younan Xia's laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis, ...
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