MEMS-based Transdermal Drug Delivery

<p>This book introduces transdermal drug delivery and the developments that have taken place in various transdermal drug delivery techniques including the system-level design approach of a novel miniaturized medical device to offer precise and painless drug delivery via a skin-based transdermal route. It discusses the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based fabrication technique and the design fabrication and characterization of different MEMS-based components like microneedles and micropumps. It further includes a MEMS-based component micropump with design analysis fabrication and characterization of the transdermal drug delivery device and challenges encountered in the design improvements.</p><p>Features:</p><ul> <li>Summarizes transdermal drug delivery systems especially with a focus on MEMS and microneedles including theoretical concepts</li> <li>Emphasizes system integration by describing simulation and design techniques as well as experimental fabrication</li> <li>Discusses system-level integration for miniaturized therapeutic devices</li> <li>Includes working simulation models covering microneedles and micropump analysis</li> <li>Explores future direction in development of pertinent devices</li> </ul><p>The book is aimed at researchers professionals and graduate students in biomedical engineering microelectronics micro-electro-mechanical-systems and drug delivery.</p>