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Magnetophoresis offers many advantages for manipulating magnetic targets in microsystems. The integration of micro-flux concentrators and micro-magnets allows achieving large field gradients and therefore large reachable magnetic forces. However, the associated fabrication techniques are often complex and costly, and besides, they put specific constraints on the geometries. Magnetic composite polymers provide a promising alternative in terms of simplicity and fabrication costs, and they open new perspectives for the microstructuring, design, and integration of magnetic functions. In this review, we propose a state of the art of research works implementing magnetic polymers to trap or sort magnetic micro-beads or magnetically labeled cells in microfluidic devices.
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Forouzandeh F, Ahamed NN, Zhu X, Bazard P, Goyal K, Walton JP, Frisina RD, Borkholder DA. A Wirelessly Controlled Scalable 3D-Printed Microsystem for Drug Delivery. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:538. [PMID: 34199855 PMCID: PMC8227156 DOI: 10.3390/ph14060538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Here we present a 3D-printed, wirelessly controlled microsystem for drug delivery, comprising a refillable microreservoir and a phase-change peristaltic micropump. The micropump structure was inkjet-printed on the back of a printed circuit board around a catheter microtubing. The enclosure of the microsystem was fabricated using stereolithography 3D printing, with an embedded microreservoir structure and integrated micropump. In one configuration, the microsystem was optimized for murine inner ear drug delivery with an overall size of 19 × 13 × 3 mm3. Benchtop results confirmed the performance of the device for reliable drug delivery. The suitability of the device for long-term subcutaneous implantation was confirmed with favorable results of implantation of a microsystem in a mouse for six months. The drug delivery was evaluated in vivo by implanting four different microsystems in four mice, while the outlet microtubing was implanted into the round window membrane niche for infusion of a known ototoxic compound (sodium salicylate) at 50 nL/min for 20 min. Real-time shifts in distortion product otoacoustic emission thresholds and amplitudes were measured during the infusion, demonstrating similar results with syringe pump infusion. Although demonstrated for one application, this low-cost design and fabrication methodology is scalable for use in larger animals and humans for different clinical applications/delivery sites.
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Affiliation(s)
- Farzad Forouzandeh
- Department of Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (K.G.)
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (K.G.)
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (X.Z.); (P.B.); (J.P.W.); (R.D.F.)
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (X.Z.); (P.B.); (J.P.W.); (R.D.F.)
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (K.G.)
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (X.Z.); (P.B.); (J.P.W.); (R.D.F.)
- Department of Chemical, Biological & Materials Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (X.Z.); (P.B.); (J.P.W.); (R.D.F.)
- Department of Chemical, Biological & Materials Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (K.G.)
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Forouzandeh F, Ahamed NN, Hsu MC, Walton JP, Frisina RD, Borkholder DA. A 3D-Printed Modular Microreservoir for Drug Delivery. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11070648. [PMID: 32629848 PMCID: PMC7407798 DOI: 10.3390/mi11070648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reservoir-based drug delivery microsystems have enabled novel and effective drug delivery concepts in recent decades. These systems typically comprise integrated storing and pumping components. Here we present a stand-alone, modular, thin, scalable, and refillable microreservoir platform as a storing component of these microsystems for implantable and transdermal drug delivery. Three microreservoir capacities (1, 10, and 100 µL) were fabricated with 3 mm overall thickness using stereolithography 3D-printing technology, enabling the fabrication of the device structure comprising a storing area and a refill port. A thin, preformed dome-shaped storing membrane was created by the deposition of parylene-C over a polyethylene glycol sacrificial layer, creating a force-free membrane that causes zero forward flow and insignificant backward flow (2% of total volume) due to membrane force. A septum pre-compression concept was introduced that enabled the realization of a 1-mm-thick septa capable of ~65000 leak-free refill punctures under 100 kPa backpressure. The force-free storing membrane enables using normally-open micropumps for drug delivery, and potentially improves the efficiency and precision of normally-closed micropumps. The ultra-thin septum reduces the thickness of refillable drug delivery devices, and is capable of thousands of leak-free refills. This modular and scalable device can be used for drug delivery in different laboratory animals and humans, as a sampling device, and for lab-on-a-chip and point-of-care diagnostics applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Farzad Forouzandeh
- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (M.-C.H.)
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- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (M.-C.H.)
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- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (M.-C.H.)
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- Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (J.P.W.); (R.D.F.)
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (J.P.W.); (R.D.F.)
- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Department of Medical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; (F.F.); (N.N.A.); (M.-C.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-585-475-6067
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