Title :
Micromachined multiple output port needle
Author :
Brazzle, John ; Mohanty, Swomitra ; Frazier, A. Bruno
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
Hollow metallic micromachined multiple output port needles are designed and fabricated. The hollow metallic needles include design features such as tapered needle tips and multiple output ports on the back and front of each needle. The significance of this work includes the development of hollow, metallic micromachined needles for biomedical applications, as well as, a discussion of structural, fluidic, and biological design considerations
Keywords :
drug delivery systems; electroforming; microfluidics; micromachining; moulding; biological design considerations; biomedical applications; electroforming; etching; fluidic design considerations; hollow metallic micromachined needles; micromoulding; multiple output port needles; photolithography; structural design considerations; syringe plunger; tapered needle tips; Cities and towns; Fabrication; Integrated circuit technology; Micromachining; Needles; Packaging; Palladium; Resists; Shafts; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803989
