Wireless on-demand drug delivery

SM Mirvakili, R Langer - Nature Electronics, 2021 - nature.com
Wireless on-demand drug delivery systems exploit exogenous stimuli—acoustic waves,
electric fields, magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation—to trigger drug carriers. The …

Remotely triggerable drug delivery systems

BP Timko, T Dvir, DS Kohane - Advanced materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Triggerable drug delivery systems enable on‐demand controlled release profiles that may
enhance therapeutic effectiveness and reduce systemic toxicity. Recently, a number of new …

Target strategies for drug delivery bypassing ocular barriers

R Suri, S Beg, K Kohli - Journal of drug delivery science and technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The eye is a directly accessible sensitive organ, impairment of which causes direct effect on
the quality of life. Efficient ocular drug delivery remains a major challenge for the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of tumour pH on cancer progression: strategies for clinical intervention

C Ward, J Meehan, ME Gray, AF Murray… - … of Targeted Anti …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dysregulation of cellular pH is frequent in solid tumours and provides potential opportunities
for therapeutic intervention. The acidic microenvironment within a tumour can promote …

A magnetically controlled MEMS device for drug delivery: design, fabrication, and testing

FN Pirmoradi, JK Jackson, HM Burt, M Chiao - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the development of a magnetically controlled drug delivery device for on-demand
drug release to treat chronic diseases. The devices consist of drug-loaded micro-reservoirs …

[HTML][HTML] Radio frequency controlled wireless drug delivery devices

AN Khan, A Ermakov, G Sukhorukov… - Applied Physics Reviews, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Drug delivery devices have revolutionized the course of therapeutic treatment in the recent
past. These devices provide a firm foundation for diverse strategies to overcome the …

Metasurface‐based radiative near‐field wireless power transfer system for implantable medical devices

T Shaw, D Mitra - IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a novel approach to improve the efficiency of a radiative near‐field
wireless power transfer (WPT) system by using metasurface. The WPT system is designed …

Approaches and Challenges of Engineering Implantable Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Drug Delivery Systems for in Vitro and in Vivo Applications

DJH Tng, R Hu, P Song, I Roy, KT Yong - Micromachines, 2012 - mdpi.com
Despite the advancements made in drug delivery systems over the years, many challenges
remain in drug delivery systems for treating chronic diseases at the personalized medicine …

Implantable drug delivery device using frequency-controlled wireless hydrogel microvalves

S Rahimi, EH Sarraf, GK Wong, K Takahata - Biomedical microdevices, 2011 - Springer
This paper reports a micromachined drug delivery device that is wirelessly operated using
radiofrequency magnetic fields for implant applications. The controlled release from the drug …

Microchips and controlled‐release drug reservoirs

M Staples - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes and updates the development of implantable microchip‐containing
devices that control dosing from drug reservoirs integrated with the devices. As the expense …