Electronic MEMS for triggered delivery

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-184

  Grayson, Amy C Richards ^a,b   Shawgo, Rebecca Scheidt ^a   Li, Yawen ^a   Cima, Michael J ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

BioMEMS; Drug delivery; Electronic; Implant; Implantable; MEMS; Microchip; Triggered

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOSENSORS; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MICROSENSORS;

NEURAL IMPLANTS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

GOLD; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICON NITRIDE;

BIOSENSOR; DEVICE; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRONICS; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MICROELECTRODE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICRONEEDLE; MINIPUMP; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA; REVIEW; VALVE;

EID: 1642534297     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2003.07.012     Document Type: Article

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