Drug delivery
Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
May 4, 2012
Engineers design nanoparticles that deliver high doses of antibiotics directly to bacteria.
New technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes
May 3, 2012
May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.
Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins
April 9, 2012
Tiny particles could manufacture cancer drugs at tumor sites.
Also labeled: Cancer, Graduate, postdoctoral, Koch Institute, Nanoparticles, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Proteins, Research
Targeted nanoparticles show success in clinical trials
April 4, 2012
Tiny particles designed to home in on cancer cells achieve tumor shrinkage at lower doses than traditional chemotherapy.
Predicting how proteins will partner
March 28, 2012
Amy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions.
Also labeled: Biology, Chemistry and chemical engineering, DNA, Drug discovery, Faculty, Physics, Proteins, Research
Successful human tests for first wirelessly controlled drug-delivery chip
February 16, 2012
Clinical trial of the programmable, implantable device shows promise in treating osteoporosis.
Langer wins Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
September 15, 2011
Biomedical engineer shares $250,000 award
Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
August 16, 2011
New MIT technology could lead to better drug delivery and artificial tissues that imitate natural tissue.
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