Sunday, December 18, 2005

New idea - tiny containers to carry medicine

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Tiny Self-Assembling Cubes to Carry Medicine, Cell Therapy

From the article: "Our group has developed a new process for fabricating three-dimensional micropatterned containers for cell encapsulation and drug delivery," said David H. Gracias, who led the lab team. "We're talking about an entirely new encapsulation and delivery device that could lead to a new generation of 'smart pills.' The long-term goal is to be able to implant a collection of these therapeutic containers directly at the site or an injury or an illness."

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