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MEMS: Enabled Drug Delivery Systems
Author(s) -
Cobo Angelica,
Sheybani Roya,
Meng Ellis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201400772
Subject(s) - microtechnology , drug delivery , microelectromechanical systems , nanotechnology , medical device , systems engineering , computer science , materials science , engineering , biomedical engineering
Drug delivery systems play a crucial role in the treatment and management of medical conditions. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies have allowed the development of advanced miniaturized devices for medical and biological applications. This Review presents the use of MEMS technologies to produce drug delivery devices detailing the delivery mechanisms, device formats employed, and various biomedical applications. The integration of dosing control systems, examples of commercially available microtechnology‐enabled drug delivery devices, remaining challenges, and future outlook are also discussed.