NEW research led by Curtin University pharmaceutical scientists has seen a "significant advancement in developing better quality nanocapsules," with the discovery said to have the potential to offer new treatments capable of curing diabetes.
A paper published in Molecular Pharmaceutics has found the newly designed nanocapsules could function as "little houses that host healthy organs" which can produce insulin in a stable way - moving a step closer to creating an artificial pancreas.
"This biomaterial and nanotechnological research has achieved a new discovery that may offer a new biological-based treatment via a capsule, which could be used to harvest healthy organs capable of curing diabetes in the future," said lead author, Dr Hani-Al-Salami, a senior lecturer of Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology from Curtin's School of Pharmacy.
The research is the outcome of over two years' work at Curtin in collaboration with the Diabetes Centre at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and the University of Western Australia.
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