Gastrointestinal-resident, shape-changing microdevices extend drug release in vivo

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb4133
• Publication Date: 2020-10-28T23:10:25Z
• Authors: Arijit Ghosh; Ling Li; Liyi Xu; Ranjeet P. Dash; Neha Gupta; Jenny Lam; Qianru Jin; Venkata Akshintala; Gayatri Pahapale; Wangqu Liu; Anjishnu Sarkar; Rana Rais; David H. Gracias; Florin M. Selaru
• Keywords: Gastrointestinal Tract; 0301 basic medicine; Drug Liberation; 03 medical and health sciences; Drug Delivery Systems; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Animals; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; Research Articles; Ketorolac Tromethamine; 3. Good health

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