Breaking The 'Mucus Barrier' With A New Drug Delivery System

Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 19:35 in Health & Medicine

Chemical engineers have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus -- regarded by many as nearly impenetrable -- and carrying medication that could treat a range of diseases. Those conditions include lung cancer, cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, the research say.

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