Context:
Researchers from IIT-G and Bose Institute, Kolkata have developed an injectable hydrogel for localised cancer treatment.
Key Findings:
- Hydrogels serve as a stable drug reservoir that controlledly releases the anti-cancer drugs, with healthy cells remaining spared.
- Injectable Hydrogel
- An injectable hydrogel is a material that can be injected into the body as a liquid and then forms a gel state. They are used in a number of biomedical applications, such as Cancer treatment, Wound healing and Tissue engineering.
- Recent Update
- Russia has developed a cancer vaccine that is expected to be available to patients for free in early 2025.
- Type of Medicine
- mRNA vaccine
- What is a Cancer?
- Cancer is a group of diseases that occur when abnormal cells grow out of control and spread to other parts of the body.
