Small interfering RNAs, or siRNAs, hold promise to treat tumors, through their ability to specifically knock down oncogenes that promote tumor growth, without the toxicity that accompanies ...

In synthetic biology, scientists routinely create micro-compartments, so called vesicles, such as liposomes and polymersomes. Scientists have developed a high-throughput method -- based on ...

Using a microfluidic device, tiny polymeric capsules have been made in which different compounds can be isolated in separate, membrane-bound compartments — a prerequisite for the development of ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) have engineered polymer-based nanoparticles that form with a simple temperature shift. The team reports ...

Recent advances in nanomedicine have brought significant improvements to drug delivery systems, yet persistent hurdles remain, including poor targeting, ...

Researchers have developed a drug delivery system that shows promise for greatly enhancing the efficacy of the medicine given to women with the life-threatening condition of ectopic pregnancy.

An international team of researchers has developed miniscule, self-propelled devices that mimic the way cells move. These “nanoswimmers” cross the blood–brain barrier highly efficiently, and could ...