... and hope to provide some inspiration for the design of artificial microneedles. 06 01 2011 08 06 2011 18 08 2011 18 08 2011 biomechanics biomedical equipment bone drug delivery systems elastic moduli fracture toughness hardness neurophysiology orthopaedics...

... 17 06 2011 catheters drug delivery systems mass spectroscopy medical control systems medical disorders 700 million times per year in the United States, a saline flush syringe is used to “cleanse” a catheter immediately following the administration of medicine in a two-step–two...

...Chris Rolfes; Paul Iaizzo 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 cardiology catheters defibrillators drug delivery systems surgery A longstanding controversy in the field of cardiac surgery is whether or not to repair the pericardium on completion of open heart surgery. The device...

... is utilized to fabricate sample structures. The presented methods are implemented and illustrative examples are presented in this paper. 26 03 2010 22 09 2010 03 11 2010 03 11 2010 biomedical materials cellular biophysics drug delivery systems drugs molecular biophysics porous...

... goals are to provide a RFID enabled platform for continuous tracking of all life-impacting pharmaceuticals to measure therapeutic impact. We theorized that the potential implementation of targeted, controlled RFID enabled drug delivery systems will one day enable us to monitor the release of drugs...

... drops drug delivery systems elemental semiconductors membranes micromechanical devices polymers silicon microsphere uniformity drug delivery silicon membrane perforation PLGA As biotechnology grows, protein and peptide drugs are considered as important therapeutic agents...

... in documenting drug delivery. 31 05 2009 08 06 2009 01 09 2009 cardiology drug delivery systems radiofrequency identification time marking drug administration drug documentation emergency medicine medicine radio frequency identification Medication-related errors occur...

... NO donors that can be incorporated into polymeric systems and used in a fiber optic drug delivery system. Development of these NO-releasing polymers will allow continued investigation of NO's role in tumor death by precisely controlling the surface flux of NO that cells are exposed to. Generating specific...

... magnetic actuator composite membrane valveless micropump PDMS biomagnetism cardiology drug delivery systems electromagnetic actuators finite element analysis haemodynamics microactuators microfluidics micropumps 24 07 2009 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... materials for stimuli-responsive hydrogel membranes applied to medical devices. Work supported by the Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research and an NSF-funded MRSEC (DMR#0819885) at the University of Minnesota. aggregation biomedical materials colloids desorption drug delivery systems...

... is focused on developing novel photosensitive NO donors that can be incorporated into polymeric systems and used in a fiber optic drug delivery system. Development of these NO-releasing polymers will allow continued investigation of NO's role in tumor death by precisely controlling the surface flux...

... integrate well with the burgeoning number of BioMEMS devices under development. 26 06 2008 annealing biomedical materials drug delivery systems mechanical strength nanobiotechnology nanocomposites nanoporous materials photolithography polymer blends polymer films prosthetics self...

... clinical trials. 25 06 2008 carbon nanotubes diseases drug delivery systems enzymes microorganisms molecular biophysics nanobiotechnology 2008 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... application of polymers and drugs to the surface of medical devices such as coronary stents in a single-stage process. A model drug delivery system consisting of a polymer matrix (arborescent polyisobutylene-polystyrene, or arbIBS) and either dexamethasone or sirolimus was studied by various characterization...

... systems are considered more for research and development. Magnetic targeted drug delivery system is usually preferred because targeted systems improve the therapeutic index of drug molecules by minimizing the toxic side effects on healthy cells and tissues. In this study, magnetic nanoparticles ( ∼ 10 nm...

... in this paper allows a better control over microsphere dimensions and therefore better control over drug delivery than those reported elsewhere. biodegradable materials bioMEMS desorption drug delivery systems elemental semiconductors membranes silicon 18 06 2008 2008 American...

... In conclusion, our results agree with the author’s experience that the generic bottles were more difficult to use than the proprietary bottles. Such differences in performance of available drug delivery systems may adversely affect patient compliance with, and subsequent effectiveness of, this treatment. IBD...

...Arthur Erdman; Gerald Miller patient diagnosis surgery drug delivery systems The Journal of Medical Devices (JMED) is an exciting new venture offered by ASME with the support of the Design Division and the Bioengineering Division of this Society. This journal offers an important...

... mechanical strength shear modulus catheters drug delivery systems Coronary artery disease (arterial atherosclerosis), the accumulation of fat and cholesterol that forms a plaque on the inner walls of arteries, is the primary cause of premature death ( 1 ). As the artery wall thickens due...