Why Did the Nanoparticles Cross the Intestine? Image 2
Why Did the Nanoparticles Cross the Intestine? Image 2
Submitted by Eric Pridgen and Benjamin Tang in the Langer Laboratory at the Koch Institute
Koch Institute at MIT, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering
Nanoparticles (red) loaded with drugs are passing across the intestines into the bloodstream after oral ingestion. If loaded with insulin, the nanoparticles could be used in an insulin pill that could be taken by mouth for treatment of diabetes.
