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Featherweight drug delivery devices

Patients who receive drug delivery from a wearable device might struggle with its bulkiness. A new device is under development to solve that problem with funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

(From left) Leanna House, Anne Staples, and Ph.D. student Shuyu Zhang inspect a small pump developed in Staples' lab. Photo by Alex Parrish for Virginia Tech.

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New research on octopus-inspired technology successfully maneuvers underwater objects , article
Associate Professor Michael Bartlett leads a team that created an octopus-inspired adhesive for strong attachment and rapid release in challenging underwater conditions.
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Anne Staples receives National Institutes of Health Trailblazer Award to develop featherweight drug delivery devices , article
Patients who receive drug delivery from a wearable device might struggle with its bulkiness. A new device is under development to solve that problem with funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.