Color-coded test checks if medical nanoparticles hit their target

A color-coded test for new nanoparticles can quickly identify which formulations will effectively and successfuly deliver the medicine they carry.

Rachel Butch-JHU • futurity
Jan. 10, 2022 ~6 min

Stem cell transplants without chemo and radiation first?

A new approach to stem cell transplants that doesn't require radiation or chemotherapy shows promise in mice, report researchers.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 16, 2021 ~9 min


Starfish larva inspires drug delivery microrobot

A microrobot that mimics the movement of a starfish larva may one day lead to microswimmers that can deliver drugs to diseased cells with pinpoint accuracy.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 10, 2021 ~7 min

Starfish larva inspires design of drug-delivering microrobot

A microrobot that mimics the movement of a starfish larva may one day lead to microswimmers that can deliver drugs to diseased cells with pinpoint accuracy.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 10, 2021 ~7 min

BBQ lighter inspires new way to deliver vaccines

A new handheld electroporator that gets its inspiration from barbecue lighters and microneedles may simplify the delivery of vaccines, including for COVID.

Anne Wainscott Sargent-Georgia Tech • futurity
Oct. 27, 2021 ~10 min

‘SHREAD’ system makes tumors destroy themselves

New technology uses adenoviruses as a way to sneak into tumors and then get the cancer cells create the means of their own destruction.

U. Zurich • futurity
May 24, 2021 ~6 min

Human tendons inspire sutures that deliver drugs

Researchers have created a new kind of surgical sutures inspired by human tendons. They could also deliver drugs and prevent infection.

McGill University • futurity
April 8, 2021 ~4 min

Gel injection could fix heart damage in a less invasive way

Injecting stem cell or exosome therapeutics directly into the pericardial cavity could offer a less invasive, more effective way to treat cardiac injuries.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
March 5, 2021 ~5 min


Gel injection could fix heart damage in a less invasive way

Injecting stem cell or exosome therapeutics directly into the pericardial cavity could offer a less invasive, more effective way to treat cardiac injuries.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
March 5, 2021 ~5 min

Injectable ‘Jello’ could release medicine over time

An injectable "Jello" that dissolves over time could end the need for daily shots. But researchers first have to get around a fundamental law of nature.

Tom Abate-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 12, 2021 ~6 min

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