Drug Delivery

A “smart” synthetic patch uses live pancreatic cells to painlessly deliver insulin through microneedles – on demand

This application note explores the use of the Morphologi G3-ID for Morphologically-Directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS) to identify and analyze contaminants including protein aggregates present in a stressed sample of lysozyme, and to compare particles held in suspension within a thin path wet cell with those collected on a filter membrane.

Work performed in conjunction with Spiber Technologies, Uppsala, Sweden. Use of dynamic and electrophoretic light scattering to assess the effects of protein formulation composition

Pharma suppliers are teaming up to take ready-to-use technology to the next level.

Industry is beginning to appreciate how formulation microstructure makes a fundamental contribution to dermal drug delivery – and this new understanding emphasizes the key role of excipients.

The drug delivery field may be about to see dramatic shifts in accepted modalities. Nanoparticles, targeted delivery systems and a move from oral to transdermal routes will all play a part in tomorrow’s drug delivery landscape.

Glass is the most important primary packaging material for injectable drugs, but the demanding requirements of today’s sensitive biologicals mean that we must consider newer, safer alternatives.

Could light-activated quantum dots put the “antibiotic apocalypse” on hold?

Solubility is a key for drug delivery but pipelines are full of compounds with poor solubility.

Samir Mitragotri talks us through his fascination with transdermal delivery.