University of California San Diego - Genetically Engineered Nanoparticle Delivers Dexamethasone Directly to Inflamed Lungs [Newswise, June 2021]

Title:

Genetically engineered Nanoparticle Delivers Dexamethasone Directly to Inflamed Lungs

 

By:

University of California San Diego

 

Published:

Newswise, 15 June 2021

https://www.newswise.com/articles/genetically-engineered-nanoparticle-delivers-dexamethasone-directly-to-inflamed-lungs

 

From the article:

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed immune cell-mimicking nanoparticles that target inflammation in the lungs and deliver drugs directly where they’re needed. As a proof of concept, the researchers filled the nanoparticles with the drug dexamethasone and administered them to mice with inflamed lung tissue. Inflammation was completely treated in mice given the nanoparticles, at a drug concentration where standard delivery methods did not have any efficacy.   

 

The researchers reported their findings in Science Advances on June 16.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA - The Next Generation of Batteries Could Be Built by Viruses

Title:
The Next Generation of Batteries Could Be Built by Viruses

Published:
Wired, 26 February 2020

From the article:
"Belcher’s dream of zipping around in a “virus-powered car” still hasn’t come true, but after years of work she and her colleagues at MIT are on the cusp of taking the technology out of the lab and into the real world."

To read this article:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-next-generation-of-batteries-could-be-built-by-viruses/