Calling the Shots: A Flexible Platform for All-in-One Delivery

Calling the Shots: A Flexible Platform for All-in-One Delivery

Collections: Image Award Winners

2020 Award Winner

Morteza Sarmadi, Christina Ta, Robert Langer, Ana Jaklenec

Koch Institute at MIT

Offering local delivery once every three days for up to six months, these hollow microparticles could really pack a punch against cancer.

The Jaklenec group in the Langer Lab is modifying the microfabricated capsules—originally created as a single-shot vaccine delivery system—to accommodate the co-delivery of chemotherapy with other treatment approaches such as immunotherapy or gene therapy.

They took the image to understand the mechanism behind the cargo’s release. The pink color comes from the red dye being used as a proxy for the combination of interest.

glowing pink cube-like capsules on a glass slide

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Morteza Sarmadi shares the story behind his award-winning image.

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