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May 27, 2016

How solids dissolve in space may enable better tablets and pills on Earth
Houston TX (SPX) May 26, 2016
Anyone who has been sick before knows you want relief as quickly as possible. An investigation soon taking place aboard the International Space Station could help bring that relief by improving design of tablets used to deliver medicine into the human body. The Hard to Wet Surfaces research looks at liquid-solid interactions and how certain pharmaceuticals dissolve, which may lead to more potent and effective medicines in space and on Earth. Dissolving a solid such as a medicine tablet involves tw ... read more

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