The surface mucosa that lines many of our organs houses myriad biometric signals and,
therefore, has great potential as a sensor–tissue interface for high-fidelity and long-term …

Gastrointestinal-based drug delivery is considered the preferred mode of drug
administration owing to its convenience for patients, which improves adherence. However …

Pharmaceutical drugs are an important part of the global healthcare system, with some
estimates suggesting over 50% of the world's population takes at least one medication per …

Extended-release gastrointestinal (GI) luminal delivery substantially increases the ease of
administration of drugs and consequently the adherence to therapeutic regimens. However …

Abstract 4D printing is the next step on from 3D printing involving the fourth dimension of
'time'. The programmed 4D-printed objects are capable of changing their shape in response …

Now-a-days healthcare systems face great challenges with antibiotic resistance and low
efficacy of antibiotics when combating pathogenic bacteria and bacterial biofilms …

Shape memory materials (SMMs), including alloys and polymers, can be programmed into a
temporary configuration and then recover the original shape in which they were processed …

Advanced polymeric controlled delivery systems are designed to effectively treat chronic
diseases by adjusting the temporal profile of drug release. Most conventional controlled …

Vaccines provide substantial safety against infectious diseases, saving millions of lives each
year. The recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of vaccination in providing …

3D/4D printing is enabling transformative advances in device manufacturing and medicine
but remains limited by the lack of printable resorbable materials with advanced properties …