Tay, Pei Kun Richie(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Composite hydrogels find increasing use as biomaterials because the addition of a filler often improves on the material properties of the original matrix, or provides new optical, magnetic, conductive or bioactive ...
Lau, Hew Mun(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
BACKGROUND: There is a high prevalence of disease marketing actions in the United States that are targeted towards patients with chronic illness. However, no study has assessed the direct effects of these marketing actions ...
Campbell, Elyssa Sarah(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Successful translation of scientific discovery into new medicines is most successful with collaboration between academics - scientists and physicians - and industry. In recent years, there has been increasing concern at ...
Vital, Heather Stacey Tomkinson(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Targeted, especially stratified or biomarker-guided, therapies offer significant advantages over traditional oncology therapies in certain settings. Selecting patients most likely to respond to a drug increases the therapeutic ...
Preis, Julia Kay(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
It has been estimated that 100 million plus individuals could perish if a virulent influenza pandemic were to occur. In wake of the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic and in an era of economic austerity, however, industry lacks clear ...