Emerging microtechnologies for the development of oral drug delivery devices

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1569-1578

  Chirra, Hariharasudhan D ^a   Desai, Tejal A ^a  

^a San Francisco   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioadhesive devices; Gastrointestinal targeting; Microfabrication; Photolithography; Pulsatile release; Sustained release; Unidirectional release

Indexed keywords

BIOADHESIVES; GASTROINTESTINAL TARGETING; PULSATILE RELEASE; SUSTAINED RELEASE; UNIDIRECTIONAL RELEASE;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; LIPOSOMES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TISSUE;

DRUG DELIVERY;

DRUG; LIPOSOME; MICROSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

BIOADHESIVE MICRODEVICE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONVENTIONAL PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; DISPERSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG UPTAKE; ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED DEVICE; EMULSION; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; EVAPORATION; FILM; FLUID FLOW; FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING; HIGH ENERGY LITHOGRAPHY; HYDROGEL; INKJET PRINTING; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MATERIAL COATING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; RESPONSIVE HYDROGEL COATED MICRODEVICE; REVIEW; SCANNING PROBE LITHOGRAPHY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR INTESTINAL FLUID FLOW; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; SPRAY DRYING; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION; TOXICITY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84868204321     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2012.08.013     Document Type: Review

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