Title :
A Drug Delivery System Based on Polymer Nanotubes
Author :
Koombua, Kittisak ; Pidaparti, Ramana M. ; Tepper, Gary C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA
Abstract :
A generic drug delivery system based on polymer nanotubes was design. Polymer nanotube bundles were used as drug delivery channels within a device. Because this device is very small and biocompatible, it can be implanted at any specific infectious location. The drug diffusion within the device was analyzed using the finite element method and the diffusion rate was calculated using Fick´s law. The results showed the possibility of using this polymer-nanotube device as a drug delivery system that can provide a constant delivery rate and target a specific location.
Keywords :
drug delivery systems; finite element analysis; nanotubes; polymers; Fick´s law; biocompatible; drug delivery system; drug diffusion; finite element method; polymer nanotubes; zero-order release; Aerosols; Control systems; Design engineering; Drug delivery; Equations; Medical treatment; Nanotubes; Needles; Polymers; Reservoirs; Controlled drug delivery syste; drug delivery device; polymer nanotubes; zero-order release;
Conference_Titel :
Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 2007. NEMS '07. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0610-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEMS.2007.352134
