Abstract:
Articles and methods for the delivery of drugs and/or nucleic acids. Articles including a nanoparticle are provided that may be used for the delivery of a drug, a nucleic acid, or both, to a subject. The articles may be of polymeric material and may self-assemble.
Abstract:
The invention provides a sustained-release tablet that can release caffeine and other xanthine derived stimulants at a nearly constant rate. The tablet comprises a hydrophilic polymer of high molecular weight and in one embodiment, the tablet includes caffeine and poly(ethylene oxide) of molecular weight of about 4 x 10 6 to 8 x 10 6. Sustained delivery of caffeine and other xanthine-derived stimulants is possible with a low concentration of the polymer and moreover, a wide range of concentration of caffeine and other stimulants can be released at a nearly constant rate.
Abstract:
Articles and methods for the delivery of drugs and/or nucleic acids. Articles including a nanoparticle are provided that may be used for the delivery of a drug, a nucleic acid, or both, to a subject. The articles may be of polymeric material and may self-assemble.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus (500) for analyzing interactions of molecules of interest. Carriers, some of which are embedded with the molecules of interest, are used. The apparatus (500) comprises a microfluidic device (502) which in turn comprises a microfluidic channel (502a) and detectors (502b), and an operations unit (506). First and second samples (respectively comprising the embedded carriers and the remaining carriers) are caused to flow separately through the microfluidic channel (502a). The detectors (502b) are configured to detect presence of the carriers at respective positions along the channel (502a) during the flows. Based on the detections, the operations unit (506) determines rates at which the embedded carriers and the remaining carriers travel through the channel (502a), and obtains, based on a difference in the rates, data indicative of the amount of interactions of the molecules of interest during the flow of the first sample.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus (500) for analyzing interactions of molecules of interest. Carriers, some of which are embedded with the molecules of interest, are used. The apparatus (500) comprises a microfluidic device (502) which in turn comprises a microfluidic channel (502a) and detectors (502b), and an operations unit (506). First and second samples (respectively comprising the embedded carriers and the remaining carriers) are caused to flow separately through the microfluidic channel (502a). The detectors (502b) are configured to detect presence of the carriers at respective positions along the channel (502a) during the flows. Based on the detections, the operations unit (506) determines rates at which the embedded carriers and the remaining carriers travel through the channel (502a), and obtains, based on a difference in the rates, data indicative of the amount of interactions of the molecules of interest during the flow of the first sample.