An implantable drug-delivery system based on shape memory alloy micro-actuation

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 455-462

  Reynaerts, Dominiek ^a   Peirs, Jan ^a   Van Brussel, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Micro actuators; Microelectromechanical systems; Microvalves; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

MICROACTUATORS; MICROVALVES; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS; TRANSCUTANEOUS INJECTIONS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0031164001     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80305-6     Document Type: Article

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