G20 Global Pharma Summit Series-China

are devices that transport medications into or around the body. These technologies include the manner of administration, such as a tablet that is swallowed or an injected vaccination. Drug delivery systems can also refer to how medications are 'packed,' such as a micelle or a nanoparticle, to protect them from degradation and allow them to travel wherever they need to go in the body. The science of medicine distribution has improved tremendously in recent decades, and many more breakthroughs are expected in the next years. Biomedical engineers have made significant contributions to our understanding of the physiological hurdles to efficient drug delivery, as well as to the creation of various new mechanisms of drug delivery.