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CAREER: Decoding Polymer-Drug Interactions with AI for Rational Carrier Design — NSF Award to Arizona State University (AZ, $373,8

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Many promising new medicines fail to reach patients because they do not dissolve well in water, making it hard for the body to absorb them. This poor solubility affects over 90% of drugs in development, limiting treatment options, increasing costs, and often forcing researchers to abandon otherwi

Award titleCAREER: Decoding Polymer-Drug Interactions with AI for Rational Carrier Design
Award ID2544091
AwardeeArizona State University
CitySCOTTSDALE
StateAZ
Amount obligated$373,802
Principal investigatorRichard d'Arcy
ProgramBIOMATERIALS PROGRAM
Start date05/01/2026
AbstractNON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Many promising new medicines fail to reach patients because they do not dissolve well in water, making it hard for the body to absorb them. This poor solubility affects over 90% of drugs in development, limiting treatment options, increasing costs, and often forcing researchers to abandon otherwise effective compounds. Polymeric micelles are tiny, self-assembled carriers made from long-chain molecules that offer a powerful way to encapsulate and deliver these hydrophobic d
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