Micro- and nano-electro mechanical (MEMS and NEMS)-based technologies for implanted biomedical devices

Author

Elman, N. ; Patta, Y. ; Duc, H. L Ho ; Daniel, K. ; Masi, B. ; Scott, A. ; Cima, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA

fYear

2008

fDate

15-17 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The next generation of implantable biomedical devices based on micro- and nano-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS) technology is presented for diagnostics and treatment of chronic and non-chronic illnesses. These passive and active implantable devices allow for early diagnostics as well as timely and precisely controlled therapeutic drug delivery. The implantable devices are also applicable to a number of medical applications, including the next generation of early cancer diagnostics and treatments.

Keywords

bioMEMS; biomedical electronics; cancer; drug delivery systems; nanoelectromechanical devices; patient diagnosis; prosthetics; tumours; MEMS; NEMS; active implantable biomedical devices; cancer diagnostics; cancer treatment; chronic illness; microelectromechanical-based technology; nanoelectromechanical-based technology; nonchronic illnesses; passive implantable biomedical devices; therapeutic drug delivery; Biomedical equipment; Drug delivery; Implantable biomedical devices; Medical control systems; Medical services; Medical treatment; Micromechanical devices; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Nanoscale devices; Pharmaceutical technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices Meeting, 2008. IEDM 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

8164-2284

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2377-4

Electronic_ISBN

8164-2284

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEDM.2008.4796685

Filename

4796685