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The general concept: the drug is injected into the blood system but is activated only in the selected place, using external illumination into the relevant tissue. Courtesy of the Technion spokesperson.

Light medicine: release of drugs in a precise place in the body without invasive intervention

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Cancer cells. Illustration: NIH (Yu (Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC), USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Pancreatic Desmoplasia).

A new approach will allow personalized medicine for countless types of diseases

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A nanocapsule of nucleic acids and peptides that releases the medicine inside in response to defined enzymes. (1) in the first step the peptide undergoes cross-linking on the surface of the nanoparticle; (2) In the next step, a defined enzyme recognizes the peptide cross-linking group, (3) and in the last step, the enzyme's release leads to the release of the drug or the nucleic acids that were locked inside the capsule. Courtesy: Joseph Luciani/UConn.

An innovative system for delivering drugs in the body

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The graphene layer (gray) leads the nanomedicine (white, red and blue) to the outer wall of the cell (yellow and red). Source: Courtesy of IBM.

Researchers at IBM have discovered a new way to stimulate an immune response in the body using nanomaterials

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Structure of NanomAb. Illustration: Dr. Osherat Frankel

Domesticated cancer treatment using a nanometer drug carrier: the future is here

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An example of a micelle used to deliver a drug. The blue atoms are the hydrophilic end of the polymer, while the white atoms are the hydrophobic end. The red atoms symbolize the drug/active substance atoms. Such a system can also be used to transfer food materials and various additives, apart from medicines. [Source: www.atrp.gatech.edu/pt18-3/18-3_p3]

Novel nanoparticles for enhanced drug delivery

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Distribution of drugs in the body using nanoparticles. Image: University of Copenhagen

Drug release using nanoparticles

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Nanomedicines as nanocrystals

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