Title :
An active brace for controlled transdermal drug delivery for adjustable physical therapy
Author :
Erol, Levent ; Bebek, Ozkan ; Karagoz, Ayse ; Basim, Bahar
Author_Institution :
Robot. Lab. of Ozyegin Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
This study presents an active brace which is a cost efficient precision-controlled advanced therapy medicinal product for time and rate controlled transdermal drug delivery (TDD) through the use of drug containing nanoparticles and electronics. The active brace is designed to adjust the pressure at the contact area where the medication is applied. The drug is contained in the nanoparticles produced and takes effect when the nanoparticles burst under pressure. The brace is designed to be compact and wearable which can be preprogrammed by a specialist to continue treatment sessions outside the medical facilities providing convenience and comfort to the patient.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; drug containing nanoparticles; electronics; physical therapy; precision-controlled advanced therapy medicinal product; time rate controlled transdermal drug delivery; Drug delivery; Drugs; Force; Nanoparticles; Prototypes; Sensors; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944042