RoboCap: Robotic mucus-clearing capsule for enhanced drug delivery in the gastrointestinal tract

SS Srinivasan, A Alshareef, AV Hwang, Z Kang… - Science robotics, 2022 - science.org
Oral drug delivery of proteins is limited by the degradative environment of the
gastrointestinal tract and poor absorption, requiring parenteral administration of these drugs …

Overcoming biological barriers by virus-like drug particles for drug delivery

YL Chen, CJ Bao, JL Duan, Y Xie, WL Lu - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Virus-like particles (VLPs) have natural structural antigens similar to those found in viruses,
making them valuable in vaccine immunization. Furthermore, VLPs have demonstrated …

Challenges and opportunities in delivering oral peptides and proteins

H Peng, J Wang, J Chen, Y Peng, X Wang… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Rapid advances in bioengineering enable the use of complex proteins as
therapeutic agents to treat diseases. Compared with conventional small molecule drugs …

Boosting systemic absorption of peptides with a bioinspired buccal-stretching patch

Z Luo, D Klein Cerrejon, S Römer, N Zoratto… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Biopharmaceuticals, including proteins and peptides, have revolutionized the treatment of a
wide range of diseases, from diabetes and cardiovascular disorders to virus infections and …

Recent developments in metallic degradable micromotors for biomedical and environmental remediation applications

S Dutta, S Noh, RS Gual, X Chen, S Pané, BJ Nelson… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Synthetic micromotor has gained substantial attention in biomedicine and environmental
remediation. Metal-based degradable micromotor composed of magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) …

Administration strategies and smart devices for drug release in specific sites of the upper GI tract

M Uboldi, A Melocchi, S Moutaharrik, L Palugan… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Targeting the release of drugs in specific sites of the upper GI tract would meet local
therapeutic goals, improve the bioavailability of specific drugs and help overcoming …

Protamine-mediated efficient transcellular and transmucosal delivery of proteins

J Wu, N Jones, NAL Fayez, PH Chao, A Wu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteins and peptides often require frequent needle-based administrations. Here, we report
a non-parenteral delivery method for proteins through physical mixing with protamine, an …

[HTML][HTML] An insight into gastrointestinal macromolecule delivery using physical oral devices

E Kaffash, MA Shahbazi, H Hatami, A Nokhodchi - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract limit the therapeutic oral delivery of
macromolecules.•Physical ingestible devices are being developed to improve …

Aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube-embodied hydrogel via low magnetic field: A strategy for engineering aligned injectable scaffolds

M Saranya, JT Koivisto, ACM Carvalho, F Sato… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Injectable scaffolds are a promising strategy to restore and regenerate damaged and
diseased tissues. They require minimally invasive procedure and allow the formation of an …

[HTML][HTML] Smart pills and drug delivery devices enabling next generation oral dosage forms

C Milián-Guimerá, R McCabe, LHE Thamdrup… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral dosage forms are the preferred solution for systemic treatment and prevention of
disease conditions. However, traditional dosage forms face challenges regarding treatment …