Needle-free jet injection using real-time controlled linear Lorentz-force actuators

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1228-1235

  Taberner, Andrew ^a   Hogan, N Catherine ^b   Hunter, Ian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Jet injection; Lorentz force motor; Needle free; Real time control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; FLUID JET; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-SPEED; INJECTION PROCESS; JET-INJECTION; NEEDLE-FREE; TRANSPARENT GELS;

DRUG DELIVERY; NEEDLES; REAL TIME CONTROL; TISSUE;

JET ENGINES;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENERGY; GUINEA PIG; JET INJECTION; JET INJECTOR; NEEDLE FREE JET INJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; REAL TIME CONTROLLED LINEAR LORENTZ FORCE ACTUATOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; INJECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864129674     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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