Technion breakthrough for better drug delivery and tissue implantation

• Published date: 22 April 2024
• Author: JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

However, a solution may be near as a research group, led by the celebrated biomedical and tissue engineer Prof. Shulamith Levenberg of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, has developed an innovative non-invasive method

They have just published their findings in the journal Small Methods under the title "Ultrasound-mediated polymerization for cell delivery, drug delivery, and 3D printing." Levenberg's team includes postdoctoral fellow Dr. Lior Debbi, who completed his academic degrees at the Technion, and Majd Machour, a doctoral student in the MD/PhD program.

A less-invasive treatment path

Many biomedical applications require precise delivery of biocompatible materials for various purposes, such as localized drug release, tissue grafting, and implantation of engineered cells and tissues for organ regeneration.

At present, highly invasive operations on the patient are the conventional treatment that is accompanied by risks, including failure of wound healing at the surgical site leading to seroma (a buildup of fluids where the tissue has been removed), hematoma (a type of bruise where blood collects under the skin), wound dehiscence (a partial or total separation of wound edges due to a failure of proper wound healing), or hernia. Other...