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Introduction In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the level of oxygenation surrounding the cancerous cells is low compared with normal tissue owing to the rapid growth of the tumor cells. The decreased blood circulation results in development of pockets of lower oxygen levels, resulting in…
Introduction 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…
Terry in her office with a backdrop of research books.Prof. Theresa Mary Allen, a veteran in the drug-delivery field for over 30 years, is a pioneer in the field of long-circulating liposomes and ligand-targeted nanomedicines for anticancer drugs and gene medicines. She has over 200 peer-reviewed…
Introduction Figure 1. (A) Schematic of a human knee joint showing the development of fibrotic scar tissue and an arthrofibrotic joint post injury or surgery. (B) Representative images of normal healthy goat knee (bottom left) and arthrofibrotic goat knee (bottom right). Images courtesy of David…
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…