Title :
Insulin for implantable pumps
Author :
Van Antwerp, William
Author_Institution :
Medtronic Strategy & Innovation, Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Abstract :
Implantable Devices require biotechnology drugs with a variety of properties. In this paper we discuss some of the more challenging issues with implantable devices.
Keywords :
biotechnology; drugs; pH control; process control; prosthetics; pumps; biotechnology drugs; buffer system; implantable devices; implantable pumps; insulin; manufacturing; pH control; preservative system; process control; surfactant systems; tonicity agents; zinc; Drug Carriers; Drug Compounding; Drug Design; Insulin; Insulin Infusion Systems;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332860
