Title :
An electro-active nano-valve array for reusable drug delivery system
Author :
Chang, Kuang-Fu ; Tsai, Yao-Chuan ; Shih, Wen-Pin ; Yang, Lung-Jieh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper presents a flexible and reusable drug delivery system controlled by a polypyrrole nano-valve array. Electro-active polymer working in aqueous medium has short response time and small power consumption. Polypyrrole is one of such electro-active polymers. Due to its stability, incorruptibility and micromachining compatibility, polypyrrole plays an important role in developing micro/nano-actuators. A novel method for depositing the polypyrrole is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomedical materials; drug delivery systems; microactuators; nanobiotechnology; nanofluidics; polymers; aqueous medium; electroactive nanovalve array; electroactive polymer; flexible drug delivery system; incorruptibility; microactuators; micromachining compatibility; nanoactuators; polypyrrole; power consumption; response time; reusable drug delivery system; stability; Drug delivery;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2010 IEEE 23rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5761-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442387
