Researchers have built a dissolvable skin patch loaded with a ginger-derived compound and a light-absorbing dye that, when activated by near-infrared light, generates enough heat to kill melanoma ...

Effective cancer treatment often depends on whether therapeutic drugs can reach their intended targets inside tumor cells. For many widely used anticancer drugs, the cell nucleus is the key site of ...

An interdisciplinary team has created tiny bubble-like microrobots that can deliver therapeutics right where they are needed and then be absorbed by the body. In the future, delivering therapeutic ...

In a recent study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists Emilio Quiñoá and Félix Freire from the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials developed new ...

Targeted drug delivery is a powerful and promising area of medicine. Therapies that pinpoint the exact areas of the body where they're needed—and nowhere they're not—can reduce the medicine dosage and ...

Researchers have demonstrated that microscopic drug delivery containers can be magnetically steered to their targets, advancing the development of precision medicine for treating diseases such as ...

A multifunctional nanoparticle targets infection, releases nitric oxide, and uses light-triggered heating to eliminate bacteria and support healing in diabetic wounds with drug-resistant biofilms.

Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...

Fabricated with a gel side for carrying drugs and a magnetic side for steering, these microrobots can navigate complex biological environments like intestines. Microrobots formed in droplets could ...