UAB Creates Triple-Threat Cancer-Fighting Polymer Capsules for Guided Drug Delivery
Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 14:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists have designed triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules for guided drug delivery. They combine three traits: good imaging contrast with low-power ultrasound, stable packaging of the cancer drug doxorubicin, and ability to trigger drug release with low- or higher-power ultrasound.