From Boston, at a meeting of the Materials Research Society
Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed injectable polymer particles that can store and release insulin in the body in response to changes in blood-glucose concentrations.
The particles are crafted from the polymer dextran, a sugar-binding protein, and insulin. Mixed together, the materials self-assemble into tiny, insulin-loaded particles.
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