Elastic and viscoelastic characterization of microcapsules for drug delivery using a force-feedback MEMS microgripper

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 421-427

  Kim, Keekyoung ^a   Liu, Xinyu ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Cheng, Ji ^a   Yu Wu, Xiao ^a   Sun, Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogel microcapsule; MEMS microgripper; Micro scale compression testing; Viscoelastic parameters; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE MICROCAPSULES; CAPACITIVE FORCES; CONTACT DETECTIONS; ELECTRO-THERMAL MICROACTUATORS; FORCE FEEDBACKS; FORCE RESOLUTIONS; GRIPPING FORCES; MATERIAL DEFORMATIONS; MICRO-SCALE COMPRESSION TESTING; MICROCAPSULES; NM RESOLUTIONS; SINGLE CHIPS; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; VISCOELASTIC PARAMETERS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPRESSION TESTING; DRUG DELIVERY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GRIPPERS; HYDROGELS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; STATE FEEDBACK; TESTING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ENCAPSULATION;

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELASTICITY; HYDROGEL; MEASUREMENT; MICROCAPSULE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; VISCOELASTICITY; WETTABILITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

CAPSULES; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK; HARDNESS TESTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROMANIPULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 62649142726     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-008-9248-6     Document Type: Article

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