drug-delivery
Getting treatment inside
Drug-delivery describes systems, methods, or technologies designed to transport therapeutic substances into the body and release them at the right place, time, and rate.
The term appears as a modifier: drug-delivery systems, drug-delivery devices, drug-delivery mechanisms.
The researchers developed a nanoparticle-based drug-delivery platform that targets cancer cells directly.
Devised mixture or expression
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- nanoparticleSubmicroscopic material fragment
liposome · encapsulation · transdermal · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · implant · depot
Minuscule solid fragment
- hydrogelWater-swollen polymer structure
- microneedleSubmillimeter puncturing device
- injectableAdministered via needle
- aerosolMist in gas
nebulizer · coating · matrix · reservoir · diffusion · membrane · biosensor · programmable
Initiated through surface binding
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- localizedRestricted to one place
- site-specificTied to one location
- accumulationCollected mass over time
uptake · biodistribution · penetration · endocytosis · intracellular · selectivity · homing · vectorization
Illegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- courierDelivery person or service
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
cartel · supply-chain · dealing · handoff · stash · concealment · network · pipeline
formulation
Devised mixture or expression
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
nanoparticle · liposome · encapsulation · transdermal · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · implant · depot · pharmacokinetics
microparticle
Minuscule solid fragment
- hydrogelWater-swollen polymer structure
- microneedleSubmillimeter puncturing device
- injectableAdministered via needle
aerosol · nebulizer · coating · matrix · reservoir · diffusion · membrane · biosensor · programmable · wearable
receptor-mediated
Initiated through surface binding
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- localizedRestricted to one place
- site-specificTied to one location
accumulation · uptake · biodistribution · penetration · endocytosis · intracellular · selectivity · homing · vectorization · precision
trafficking
Illegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- courierDelivery person or service
mule · cartel · supply-chain · dealing · handoff · stash · concealment · network · pipeline · enforcement
drug-deliverydiagnosis
Identification of illness
diagnostics · disease prevention · prophylaxis · screening · disease detection
drug-deliverywatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
surgical intervention · physical therapy · radiation therapy · behavioral therapy · psychotherapy
drug, delivery, drugs, drugged, drugging, druggist, deliver, delivers, delivered