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Rice Scientists Develop Hydrogel Platform for Long-lasting, Precision Drug Delivery

2025-09-14

Rice Scientists Develop Hydrogel Platform for Long-lasting, Precision Drug Delivery

Taking medications on time, in the right dose and for the prescribed duration can be challenging for patients, and failure to do so comes with steep costs, causing 10% of hospitalizations and billions in avoidable spending in the United States alone, according to some estimates. A team of Rice University scientists has developed a new drug delivery platform that could make it easier to complete...