Drug delivery
Quantum dots light the way
14 Jul 2015A drug-encapsulating nanoparticle teams up with bright bio-labels to measure how anticancer chemotherapy formulations enter cells
Treating tumors with tea
14 Apr 2015Lauded for its health benefits, green tea now has another claim to fame — the basis of a therapeutic delivery system for anticancer drugs
Turning up the heat on hydrogels
3 Feb 2015Researchers at A*STAR have developed temperature-sensitive gels that can be used for a wide range of biomedical and cosmetic applications
Improving drug delivery for breast cancer treatment
3 Dec 2013A nontoxic hydrogel developed by the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and IBM Research offers a new way forward for breast cancer therapeutics
Polymer knots with silicon hearts
27 Aug 2013Biocompatible complexes for drug delivery applications get a structural boost from nanoscale silicon cages
The small stuff matters
31 Jan 2012Understanding the molecular properties of polyelectrolytes gives unprecedented control over responsive polymer microstructures
Temperature-regulated release
20 Dec 2011Novel polymers release their drug cargo in response to body temperature
Loading up a cure
10 May 2011A new type of polymer forms highly stable micelles with exceptional loading capacity for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs