Significant progress has been made recently in our understanding of microparticles (MPs). MPs (also called microvesicles) are small (0.1–1 μm) membrane fragments shed primarily from blood and ...

A large quantity of radioactivity was released into the environment during the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. The released radioactivity included small, poorly soluble, ...

There are few reminders of old age more regular that downing a colorful collection of pills and vitamins every morning. In order to design next-generation drug delivery systems -- vitamins of the ...

The technique uses standing Scholte waves, a type of interfacial wave that propagates along a solid-liquid boundary, as ...

Hyperphosphataemia is thought to be an important contributor to the increased cardiovascular risk of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The authors of a new study suggest a novel mechanism by ...

Animal studies often fail to predict human tissue responses to new drugs or newly developed therapies. Besides generating ...

Taking prescription medications in the right dose at the right time can directly impact a patient’s health. Conversely, missing medications or not taking them as required can have costly results.

In this interview, we speak to Morteza Sarmadi from MIT about his labs latest research that developed microparticles able to deliver self-boosting vaccines for viruses such as COVID-19, and how this ...

Heart disease is one of the most common pathological conditions in the human body. Cardiac tissue can be damaged through any number of means, including genetic predispositions, lifestyle choices, and ...

MIT researchers have designed microparticles that can deliver phototherapy to tumors, along with chemotherapy drugs. At bottom left are particles that carry the drug doxorubicin, and at top right are ...

Pesticides used to shield crops from damaging insects have the unintended effect of killing pollinators such as bees. Researchers have now made consumable microparticles that resemble pollen grains as ...

Oregon State ecotoxicologist Susanne Brander, a co-author on the study, put the figure of 21 million microparticles into perspective. “If you laid 21 million microfibers from end to end it would end ...