Thursday, January 21st, 2010
From the Wire: Using nanoparticle technology, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University have designed new particles that can cling to damaged artery walls and slowly release medicine, opening a front in the war against cardiovascular disease.
Called “nanoburrs,” the particles are coated with tiny protein fragments ...
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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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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
There is growing market potential for the integration of electronic functionality into devices that will improve patient outcomes, says a report issued by Cambridge Consultants.
The report, “2020: A New Drug Delivery Landscape,” provides a summary of the proceedings of two workshops that were hosted by Cambridge Consultants and attended by ...
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
The Israeli Institute of Technology has developed a robot that can crawl through human veins to perform precise medical procedures. The ViRob could potentially diagnose and treat artery blockage and cancer, reports E-Health Europe.
Researchers at the Technicon Institute have produced a basic prototype of the 1-x-12-mm device. Possible applications include ...
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
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Fluid jets are normally formed by forcing a liquid through a small opening—as is exemplified in the case of a syringe. ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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From the Wire: A startup company known as Eyenovations has developed contact lenses that can deliver drugs to ...
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
“The synergies created between pharmaceutical and medical device companies will be a key driver of the insulin pens market in Europe,” notes Kieu Vuong, Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “Another significant factor spurring growth is that insulin pens are more compatible with the fast paced modern environment.” The convenience ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
So-called microswimmers developed by researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom may one day precisely deliver cancer drugs and other forms of medication to diseased tissue via blood vessels. A report titled Magnetically Actuated Colloidal Microswimmers that describes the development of these tiny, magnetically controlled particles has been published in ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
The convergence of drugs and devices takes another step forward with the iPill from Philips.
The iPill is a small capsule that contains a microprocessor, a battery, wireless radio, a pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the digestive tract.
It measures acidity with a sensor ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
If you are attending MEDTEC Ireland this week, here's one more thing to add to your to-do list. Teleflex Medical OEM has announced that it will showcase its TFX OEM brand 1.1 French microcatheter, which it describes as the smallest size available. It will also highlight its capabilities in the ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
A greater range of drugs: Advances in particle technology and the art of particle flow dynamics are expanding the number of drugs that could be used in inhaled drug delivery. In addition, the ability to create stable dry particle forms of protein and peptide drugs increases their attractiveness for dry ...
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