An implantable MEMS micropump system for drug delivery in small animals

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 483-496

  Gensler, Heidi ^a   Sheybani, Roya ^a   Li, Po Ying ^a   Mann, Ronalee Lo ^a   Meng, Ellis ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Electrochemical bellows actuator; Implants; Micropump

Indexed keywords

ANTI-CANCER DRUG DELIVERY; CONSTANT CURRENT; DRUG RESERVOIR; FULLY INTEGRATED; GLASS SUBSTRATES; IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY; IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; IN-VIVO; MICRO PUMP; PARYLENES; SMALL ANIMAL;

ACTUATORS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYSIS; FLOW RATE; MAMMALS; SUBSTRATES;

DRUG DELIVERY;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFILLABLE IMPLANTABLE MICROPUMP SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ELECTROLYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MICE; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; XYLENES;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84861460408     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: 15728781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-011-9625-4     Document Type: Article

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