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Touch Actuated Micropump for Transdermal Drug Delivery

Summary

Purdue University researchers have developed a new type of pump for drug-delivery patches that would use arrays of microneedles to deliver a wider range of medications possible than with conventional patches. The pump contains a liquid that boils at body temperature so that the heat from a finger's touch causes it to rapidly turn into a vapor, exerting enough pressure to dispense the drug through the microneedles. This technology's low-cost and battery-less operation make it the ideal single-use disposable transdermal drug dispenser.

Technology Benefits

Battery-less operationLow-cost and disposable

Technology Application

Medical DevicesMedicine/HealthcarePharmaceuticalsDrug Development

Detailed Technology Description

Babak ZiaieZiaie Biomedical Microdevices LaboratoryPurdue Electrical and Computer Engineering

Countries

United States

Application No.

None

Country/Region

USA

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