Title :
Micro/nano-devices for controlled drug delivery
Author :
Zhang, Mingjun ; Tarn, Tzyh-Jong ; Xi, Ning
Author_Institution :
Agilent Tech., Palo Alto, CA, USA
fDate :
April 26-May 1, 2004
Abstract :
This paper surveys methods for drug delivery and discusses micro/nano-devices for controlled drug delivery. The concept of a micro-robot for controlled drug delivery and micro-needles for Chinese acupuncture are also presented. The proposed micro-needles can reduce pain and provide an alternative for drug delivery to the Chinese acupuncture treatment, these micro-needles are fabricated using standard micro-fabrication techniques.
Keywords :
drug delivery systems; medical robotics; microrobots; Chinese acupuncture treatment; drug delivery; medical robotics; microdevices; microfabrication techniques; microneedles; microrobot; nanodevices; Absorption; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Chemicals; Control systems; Drug delivery; Immune system; Marketing and sales; Pain; Pharmaceutical technology;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8232-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308128
