Engineers have developed microparticles made of a biocompatible polymer that can deliver a payload at different time points and could be used to create 'self-boosting' vaccines.

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 ...

The strategy, tested in a mouse model of MS, harnesses biodegradeable microparticles (MPs) loaded with the immunosuppressant drug rapamycin, and functionalized with immune-modulating molecules, to ...

In 10-day studies with paraoxon and malathion, 38% of bees that ate the microparticles survived. Bees that didn’t eat the microparticles died after 5 days of exposure to paraoxon or malathion.

The microparticles produced in the three-dimensional culture have a lower content of cytospin-A, a protein that supports the structure of cells. By modifying traditional two-dimensional cell cultures ...

The microparticles used are formed from polylactic glycolic acid and polyethylene glycol, and they slowly degrade over a period of 12 weeks, releasing the neuregulin in a slow and controlled manner.

Extended-release drugs rely on microparticles of consistent size and shape so they dissolve at a predictable rate. Engineers have now developed a microfluidic system where more than ten thousand ...

Scientists have crafted an injectable foam containing oxygen-carrying microparticles that could potentially be used to resuscitate patients undergoing severe oxygen deprivation. The team of ...

Microparticles feel the pinch 10 Nov 2006 Optical tweezers help to measure the refractive index of micrometre-sized particles. A new method for measuring the refractive index of micrometre-sized ...

Microparticles feel the pinch 23 Oct 2006 A new method for measuring the refractive index of micrometre-sized particles has been developed at Australia's University of Queensland. The technique ...