An in-body wireless communication system for targeted drug delivery: Design and simulation

Ramesh, Maneesha Vinodini; Mohan, Keerthi; Nadarajan, Dilraj

doi:10.1109/istmet.2014.6936477

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“…Micromachined drug delivery systems are among those emerging implantable devices. Many of these systems are comprised of micro reservoirs that store liquid-phase drugs and microactuators that constitute a mechanism to eject the drugs out of the systems and deliver them to the implanted sites [149]. Aside from the significant improvement in bioavailability of drugs, the advancement of this type of systems is expected to enable patient-tailored, pinpoint treatments of targeted diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and osteoporosis, while significantly reducing in-vivo invasiveness of the systems due to their miniaturized forms.…”

Section: Implantable Drug Delivery Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

MEMS actuators for biomedical applications: a review

Ghazali

Hasan

Rehman

et al. 2020

J. Micromech. Microeng.

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Micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) based actuators, which transduce certain domains of energy into mechanical movements in the microscopic scale, are increasingly contributing to the areas of biomedical engineering and healthcare applications. They are enabling new functionalities in biomedical devices through their unique miniaturized features. An effective selection of a particular actuator, among a wide range of actuator types available in the MEMS field, needs to be made through the assessment of many factors involved in both the actuator itself and the target application. This paper presents an overview of the state-of-the-art MEMS actuators that have been developed for biomedical applications. The actuation methods, working principle, and imperative features of these actuators are discussed along with their specific applications. An emphasis of this review is placed on temperature-responsive, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, and fluid-driven actuators towards various application areas including lab-on-a-chip, drug delivery systems, cardiac devices and surgical tools. It also highlights the key issues of MEMS actuators in light of biomedical applications.

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Section: Implantable Drug Delivery Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%