Published in Therapeutic Delivery
As SARS-CoV-2 emerge, variants such as Omicron (B.1.1.529), Delta (B.1.617.2), and those from the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.6.17 lineage) have raised concerns of the reduced neutralising ability of antibodies and increased ability to evade the current six approved COVID-19 vaccine candidates. This...
Published in Therapeutic Delivery
It is the beginning of a new decade, where COVID-19 and the ‘big three’ (HIV/AID, malaria and tuberculosis) have raised public awareness of the type of challenges researchers face every day. Beyond these diseases, there are also still many more for which scientists are working to develop new therapies and their impact in healthcare is enormous too....
Published in Therapeutic Delivery
Published in Therapeutic Delivery
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to endanger world health and the economy. The causative SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has a unique replication system. The end point of the COVID-19 pandemic is either herd immunity or widespread availability of an effective vaccine. Multiple candidate vaccines – peptide, virus-like particle, viral vectors (replicating and ...
Published in Therapeutic delivery
Published in Therapeutic delivery
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a medical condition that requires constant management, including monitoring of blood glucose levels and administration of insulin. Advancements in diabetes technology have offered methods to reduce the burden on people with T1D. Several hybrid closed-loop systems are commercially available or in clinical trials, each with u...
Published in Therapeutic delivery
Published in Therapeutic Delivery
Background: Arthritis pain is primarily managed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as diclofenac. Topical diclofenac gel is limited in efficacy due to its limited penetration through the skin. This study investigates the use of a multihour, wearable, localized, sonophoresis transdermal drug delivery device for the penetration en...
Published in Therapeutic Delivery
Published in Therapeutic Delivery
Uveitis is a major cause of ocular morbidity, potentially leading to significant visual impairment. The recent adoption of alternative drug delivery options has led to the development of new sustained-delivery corticosteroid systems, able to manage successfully chronic noninfectious posterior uveitis. The treatment goal is to target the site of inf...
