Kirigami-inspired stent offers new drug delivery method for tubular organs

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) To improve drug delivery for diseases that affect tubular organs, like eosinophilic esophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease, a multidisciplinary team from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) designed a stretchable stent based on the principles of kirigami that is capable of supporting rapid deposition of drug depots.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news