Novel nanotherapeutic delivers clot-busting drugs directly to obstructed blood vessels
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly to obstructed blood vessels, dissolving blood clots before they cause serious damage or even death. This new approach enables thrombus dissolution while using only a fraction of the drug dose normally required, thereby minimizing bleeding side effects that currently limit widespread use of clot-busting drugs.