Nanowire implants offer remote-controlled drug delivery

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 18:10 in Health & Medicine

A new implantable drug-delivery system has been developed using nanowires that can be wirelessly controlled. The nanowires respond to an electromagnetic field generated by a separate device, which can be used to control the release of a preloaded drug. The system was tested in mice with spinal cord injuries.

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