24-Mar-2025
Engineers develop a better way to deliver long-lasting drugs
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPeer-Reviewed Publication
MIT engineers devised a way to deliver drugs such as contraceptives by injecting them as suspended crystals. Once under the skin, the crystals assemble into a drug depot that can last for months or years, eliminating the need for frequent injections.
- Journal
- Nature Chemical Engineering
- Funder
- Gates Foundation, Karl van Tassel Career Development Professorship, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Schmidt Science Fellows postdoctoral fellowship, Rhodes Trust, Takeda Fellowship, Warren M. Rohsenow Fellowship, Kwangjeong Educational Foundation Fellowship