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New Drug Delivery System

Nano technology will shortly be providing alternatives to injectable medications. Insulin, other hormones and therapeutic DNA are candidates for this delivery system. Researchers have developed a new type of porous polymer particles capable of releasing drugs in an environment resembling the deep lungs so these substances will be inhaled rather than injected.

Johns Hopkins September 30, 2003