Sufeng Zhang, Amy Jin, Robert Langer, Giovanni Traverso
This image shows the interior structure of a hydrogel at nanoscale. This material was designed to deliver drugs in a targeted way to inflamed regions in the human gut. The network of nano-sized particles with thread-like connections makes it look like “grapes on a vine”; this potentially mimics the mucus network in healthy mucosa and protects the gut.
Keywords: 2020, Langer Laboratory, Traverso Laboratory, electron microscopy, drug delivery, nanomaterials, MIT
Collection: Image Awards 2020 Runners-Up