• DocumentCode
    139806
  • Title

    An active brace for controlled transdermal drug delivery for adjustable physical therapy

  • Author

    Erol, Levent ; Bebek, Ozkan ; Karagoz, Ayse ; Basim, Bahar

  • Author_Institution
    Robot. Lab. of Ozyegin Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    26-30 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    2149
  • Lastpage
    2152
  • Abstract
    This study presents an active brace which is a cost efficient precision-controlled advanced therapy medicinal product for time and rate controlled transdermal drug delivery (TDD) through the use of drug containing nanoparticles and electronics. The active brace is designed to adjust the pressure at the contact area where the medication is applied. The drug is contained in the nanoparticles produced and takes effect when the nanoparticles burst under pressure. The brace is designed to be compact and wearable which can be preprogrammed by a specialist to continue treatment sessions outside the medical facilities providing convenience and comfort to the patient.
  • Keywords
    biomedical electronics; drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; drug containing nanoparticles; electronics; physical therapy; precision-controlled advanced therapy medicinal product; time rate controlled transdermal drug delivery; Drug delivery; Drugs; Force; Nanoparticles; Prototypes; Sensors; Skin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944042
  • Filename
    6944042