Title :
A silicon nanoporous membrane used for drug delivery
Author :
Ravariu, F. ; Podaru, C. ; Nedelcu, O. ; Ravariu, C. ; Manea, E.
Author_Institution :
National Inst. for R&D in Microtechnologies, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
In the last years, biomedical applications of micro and nanotechnologies have been focused toward multifunctional devices. This paper describes the technological process controlled by the simulation of mechanical behaviour for microporous silicon membrane. These semipermeable structures belong to a complex biodevice used in vitro for cell-based assays and in vivo for immunoisolation and drug delivery application.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanoporous materials; nanotechnology; porous semiconductors; silicon; Si; biodevice; biomedical applications; cell-based assays; drug delivery; immunoisolation; mechanical behaviour; micro-technology; microporous silicon membrane; multifunctional devices; nanotechnology; porous silicon; semipermeable structures; silicon nanoporous membrane; Biomembranes; Drug delivery; Immune system; In vitro; In vivo; Nanoporous materials; Nanoscale devices; Pharmaceutical technology; Process control; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference, 2004. CAS 2004 Proceedings. 2004 International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8499-7
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2004.1402814
