A team of investigators from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have designed a novel drug release technology that relies on a stretchable elastomer and drug loaded nanoparticles to unload medication when the skin flexes and contracts. The idea is that this kind of approach can deliver drugs transdermally only when needed. For example, people with arthritis may be able to get pain relieving drugs during walks in doses that are proportional to how many steps are taken.
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