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Fibrin hydrogels are protein-based scaffolds frequently used in tissue engineering for delivery of bioactive payloads (e.g., growth factors). Conventional fibrin scaffolds enable very limited spatial and temporal control of payload release, especially after implantation. This is…
2016 DDTR Outstanding Research Paper Award Winner
The Selection Committee and CRS are pleased to announce the following paper published in DDTR during 2016 for the award. Criteria such as translation nature of research, overall impact, innovation, and significance of the study were considered in…
DDTR Author Satisfaction Survey
In addition to providing a forum for publishing high-quality translational drug delivery science and technology, we also aim for authors’ complete satisfaction with their publishing experience in DDTR. Springer, the publisher of DDTR, carried out a survey from…
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Electrospinning is an electrostatic fiber fabrication technique producing homogeneous fibers in the nanometer range. The process involves dropping a polymer solution in an electric field in such a way that the electric forces overcome the polymer solution surface tension and the drop…
There is a great opportunity in Southeast Asia to grow the network of groups active in the controlled release field. The CoRE-Net group of A*Star focusses on bringing together companies and scientific professionals with a common interest in controlled release and encapsulation technologies by…
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Grapholita molesta insects (GM) inhabit fruit trees (e.g., peach, apple, and pear), and their larvae destroy fruit.1 Although various pesticides have been used for prevention of GM, the larvae cannot be prevented from entering fruit.1 Sex-pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD) has…
