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NZCRS Publication Ethics and Manuscript Writing Workshop

Authors:

Zimei Wu, Darren Svirskis, Dedeepya Uppalapati

David Grainger presents on how to write a good research paper.In June 2016, the New Zealand Local Chapter of the Controlled Release Society (CRS) hosted David W. Grainger (University of Utah, U.S.A.) for an educational workshop at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.…

My Last “From the Editor”

Authors:

Yvonne Perrie

Dear Reader, Welcome again to the CRS Newsletter, which is packed with news and updates on science and our society; we have an update from the New Zealand Chapter and on the 2017 CRS Annual Meeting in Boston—this looks to be a very exciting meeting. We also have an interesting interview with Terry…

Questioning the Rate-Limiting Drug Release and Absorption Mechanisms from an Intramuscular Long-Acting Injectable Prodrug Nano-/Microsuspension: The Effect of Local Macrophage Depletion

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Nicolas Darville, Marjolein van Heerden, Stefaan Rossenu, Guy Van den Mooter, Sandra De Jonghe, An Vermeulena

Introduction Long-acting injectable (LAI) (pro)drug nano-/microsuspensions—aqueous dispersions of pure (pro)drug nano-/microcrystals—have shown potential as a drug delivery strategy over the past decade and are now recognized as an attractive formulation option for poorly water-soluble drug…

Boston: City of Champions

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Medha Joshi

The 44th CRS annual meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, the “City of Champions.” Like the five-time Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots, Boston has always been a champion of pharmaceutical innovation. In fact, Bloomberg Business ranked Massachusetts the #1 state for innovation…

Drug Delivery and Translational Research Update

Special Issue on Ocular Drug Delivery The issue contains articles by recognized global experts and researchers in the field of ophthalmic drug delivery, covering a broad spectrum of drug delivery topics including current challenges faced with regard to the ocular barriers presented and…

Controlled-Release of Blebbistatin to Treat Arthrofibrosis: Inhibiting a Mechanobiological Pathway to Limit Fibrosis

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K. Atluri, A. M. De Jesus, S. Chinnathambi, M. J. Brouillette, J. A. Martin, A. K. Salem, E. A. Sander

Introduction Figure 1. (A) Schematic of a human knee joint showing the development of fibrotic scar tissue and an arthrofibrotic joint post injury or surgery. (B) Representative images of normal healthy goat knee (bottom left) and arthrofibrotic goat knee (bottom right). Images courtesy of David…