Nanoparticle-based Battlefield Pain Treatment Moves A Step Closer
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 23:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Nanotechnology scientists have developed a combination drug that promises a safer, more precise way for medics and fellow soldiers in battle to give a fallen soldier both morphine and a drug that limits morphine's dangerous side effects. The scientists will devise ultra-small polymer particles capable of carrying the drugs into the body.