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A bright future in medicine for chemical engineering

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Chemical engineering principles will continue to help scientists design and optimize new medical devices, treatments and modalities. This Comment reflects on historical developments and potential opportunities in medicine for chemical engineering.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Robert Langer

  2. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Robert Langer

  3. McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Nicholas A. Peppas

  4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Nicholas A. Peppas

  5. Institute of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Nicholas A. Peppas

  6. Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Nicholas A. Peppas

  7. Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Nicholas A. Peppas

  8. Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Nicholas A. Peppas

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Langer, R., Peppas, N.A. A bright future in medicine for chemical engineering. Nat Chem Eng 1, 10–12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-023-00016-y

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