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Engineering team develops Novel Technology to ‘Print’ customized tablets for Personalized Medicine

The drug tablet designed by the NUS team consists of 3 distinct components: a casing, a non-drug-containing polymer, and a polymer containing the drug in a specially designed shape (shown in photo) that determines the rate of release of the drug. The shape of the drug-containing polymer can be adjusted to allow drug release at any desired rate. Credit: Image courtesy of National University of Singapore

The drug tablet designed by the NUS team consists of 3 distinct components: a casing, a non-drug-containing polymer, and a polymer containing the drug in a specially designed shape (shown in photo) that determines the rate of release of the drug. The shape of the drug-containing polymer can be adjusted to allow drug release at any desired rate. Credit: Image courtesy of National University of Singapore

NUS researchers have found a way to make personalized medicine cheaper and easier...

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