The novel approach, developed by MIT chemical engineers, could help create more efficient consumer products, including drugs, cosmetics, and food.

MIT engineers devise a temporary film that may help treat diabetes, infections, and other conditions.

Researchers have designed a simple, low-cost device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations.

A new computational method fine-tunes delivery of therapeutics to specific brain regions.

MIT engineers are using computing modeling to prevent microparticles from clogging during injections.

Certain cancer therapeutics concentrate within cells — a finding that could change the way scientists think about drug design.

Studies of drug absorption in the small intestine could help researchers identify medicines that can be taken orally.

Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.

Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily.

Materials could be useful for delivering drugs or imaging agents in the body; may offer alternative to some industrial plastics.