Smart Insulin Nanostructures Pass Feasibility Test, University of Texas Study Reports

HOUSTON—(Sept. 18, 2007)—Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston have announced pre-clinical test results in the September issue of the International Journal of Nanomedicine demonstrating the feasibility of a smart particle insulin release system that detects spikes in glucose or blood sugar levels and releases insulin to counteract them.

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