A smarter sma technology for the realization of drug delivering endoscopic capsule

Rawal Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-74

  Murad, Shagufta ^a,b   Murad, Javaria ^a,b   Khan, Hammad ^a,b  

^a Khan Research Labs General Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Endoscopic capsule; Gastrointestinal tract; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; PHARMACOLOGICAL BIOMARKER;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; COMPRESSION INSTRUMENT; COST; DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEOMETRY; STIMULUS; TRAINING;

EID: 84874414184     PISSN: 03035212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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