An Implantable MEMS Drug Delivery Device for Rapid Delivery in Ambulatory Emergency Care

We introduce the first implantable drug delivery system based on MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) technology specifically designed as a platform for treatment in ambulatory emergency care. The device is named IRD[superscript 3] (implantable rapid drug delivery device) and allows rapid deliver...

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Main Authors: Elman, Noel (Contributor), Ho Duc, Hong Linh (Contributor), Cima, Michael J. (Contributor)
Other Authors: MIT Materials Research Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Noel , Elman (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands, 2009-10-19T13:40:56Z.
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