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Liu Y, Yang L, Cui Y. A wearable, rapidly manufacturable, stability-enhancing microneedle patch for closed-loop diabetes management. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2024; 10:112. [PMID: 39166137 PMCID: PMC11333613 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-024-00663-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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The development of a wearable, easy-to-fabricate, and stable intelligent minisystem is highly desired for the closed-loop management of diabetes. Conventional systems always suffer from large size, high cost, low stability, or complex fabrication. Here, we show for the first time a wearable, rapidly manufacturable, stability-enhancing microneedle patch for diabetes management. The patch consists of a graphene composite ink-printed sensor on hollow microneedles, a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-functionalized electroosmotic micropump integrated with the microneedles, and a printed circuit board for precise and intelligent control of the sensor and pump to detect interstitial glucose and deliver insulin through the hollow channels. Via synthesizing and printing the graphene composite ink, the sensor fabrication process is fast and the sensing electrodes are stable. The PEG functionalization enables the micropump a significantly higher stability in delivering insulin, extending its lifetime from days to weeks. The patch successfully demonstrated excellent blood glucose control in diabetic rats. This work may introduce a new paradigm for building new closed-loop systems and shows great promise for widespread use in patients with diabetes.
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- Yiqun Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100034 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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Wu L, Beirne S, Cabot JM, Paull B, Wallace GG, Innis PC. Fused filament fabrication 3D printed polylactic acid electroosmotic pumps. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:3338-3351. [PMID: 34231640 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00452b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Additive manufacturing (3D printing) offers a flexible approach for the production of bespoke microfluidic structures such as the electroosmotic pump. Here a readily accessible fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing technique has been employed for the first time to produce microcapillary structures using low cost thermoplastics in a scalable electroosmotic pump application. Capillary structures were formed using a negative space 3D printing approach to deposit longitudinal filament arrangements with polylactic acid (PLA) in either "face-centre cubic" or "body-centre cubic" arrangements, where the voids deliberately formed within the deposited structure act as functional micro-capillaries. These 3D printed capillary structures were shown to be capable of functioning as a simple electroosmotic pump (EOP), where the maximum flow rate of a single capillary EOP was up to 1.0 μl min-1 at electric fields of up to 750 V cm-1. Importantly, higher flow rates were readily achieved by printing parallel multiplexed capillary arrays.
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- Liang Wu
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, 2522 Australia.
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Tawfik ME, Diez FJ. Maximizing fluid delivered by bubble‐free electroosmotic pump with optimum pulse voltage waveform. Electrophoresis 2016; 38:563-571. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mena E. Tawfik
- Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Piscataway NJ USA
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Lakhotiya H, Mondal K, Nagarale RK, Sharma A. Low voltage non-gassing electro-osmotic pump with zeta potential tuned aluminosilicate frits and organic dye electrodes. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04058a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A novel low-voltage non-gassing electro-osmotic pump using organic-dye electrodes and aluminosilicate frits is demonstrated.
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- Harish Lakhotiya
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Kanpur-208016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Kanpur-208016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Kanpur-208016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Kanpur-208016, India
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Falahati H, Wong L, Davarpanah L, Garg A, Schmitz P, Barz DPJ. The zeta potential of PMMA in contact with electrolytes of various conditions: Theoretical and experimental investigation. Electrophoresis 2013; 35:870-82. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hamid Falahati
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
- Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
- Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
- Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
- Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre; Queen's University; Kingston ON Canada
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Fine D, Grattoni A, Goodall R, Bansal SS, Chiappini C, Hosali S, van de Ven AL, Srinivasan S, Liu X, Godin B, Brousseau L, Yazdi IK, Fernandez-Moure J, Tasciotti E, Wu HJ, Hu Y, Klemm S, Ferrari M. Silicon micro- and nanofabrication for medicine. Adv Healthc Mater 2013; 2:632-66. [PMID: 23584841 PMCID: PMC3777663 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201200214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This manuscript constitutes a review of several innovative biomedical technologies fabricated using the precision and accuracy of silicon micro- and nanofabrication. The technologies to be reviewed are subcutaneous nanochannel drug delivery implants for the continuous tunable zero-order release of therapeutics, multi-stage logic embedded vectors for the targeted systemic distribution of both therapeutic and imaging contrast agents, silicon and porous silicon nanowires for investigating cellular interactions and processes as well as for molecular and drug delivery applications, porous silicon (pSi) as inclusions into biocomposites for tissue engineering, especially as it applies to bone repair and regrowth, and porous silica chips for proteomic profiling. In the case of the biocomposites, the specifically designed pSi inclusions not only add to the structural robustness, but can also promote tissue and bone regrowth, fight infection, and reduce pain by releasing stimulating factors and other therapeutic agents stored within their porous network. The common material thread throughout all of these constructs, silicon and its associated dielectrics (silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, etc.), can be precisely and accurately machined using the same scalable micro- and nanofabrication protocols that are ubiquitous within the semiconductor industry. These techniques lend themselves to the high throughput production of exquisitely defined and monodispersed nanoscale features that should eliminate architectural randomness as a source of experimental variation thereby potentially leading to more rapid clinical translation.
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- Daniel Fine
- Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Wang C, Wang L, Zhu X, Wang Y, Xue J. Low-voltage electroosmotic pumps fabricated from track-etched polymer membranes. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:1710-6. [PMID: 22441654 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40059f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Track-etched polymer membranes are used to realize low-voltage electroosmotic (EO) pumps. The nanopores in polycarbonate (PC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membranes were fabricated by the track-etching technique, the pore diameter was controlled in the range of 100 to 250 nm by adjusting the etching time. The results show that these EO pumps can provide high flow rates at low applied voltages (2-5 V). The maximum normalized flow rate is as high as 0.12 ml min(-1) V(-1) cm(-2), which is comparable to the best values of previously demonstrated EO pumps. We attribute this high performance to the unique properties of the track-etched nanopores in the membranes.
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- Ceming Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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LI HAIRUI, KOCHHAR JASPREETSINGH, PAN JING, CHAN SUIYUNG, KANG LIFENG. NANO/MICROSCALE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DRUG DELIVERY. J MECH MED BIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1142/s021951941100406x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nano- and microscale technologies have made a marked impact on the development of drug delivery systems. The loading efficiency and particle size of nano/micro particles can be better controlled with these new technologies than conventional methods. Moreover, drug delivery systems are moving from simple particles to smart particles and devices with programmable functions. These technologies are also contributing to in vitro and in vivo drug testing, which are important to evaluate drug delivery systems. For in vitro tests, lab-on-a-chip models are potentially useful as alternatives to animal models. For in vivo test, nano/micro-biosensors are developed for testing chemicals and biologics with high sensitivity and selectivity. Here, we review the recent development of nanoscale and microscale technologies in drug delivery including drug delivery systems, in vitro and in vivo tests.
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- HAIRUI LI
- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Fine D, Grattoni A, Zabre E, Hussein F, Ferrari M, Liu X. A low-voltage electrokinetic nanochannel drug delivery system. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:2526-34. [PMID: 21677944 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc00001b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Recent work has elucidated the potential of important new therapeutic paradigms, including metronomic delivery and chronotherapy, in which the precise timing and location of therapeutic administration has a significant impact on efficacy and toxicity. New drug delivery architectures are needed to not only release drug continuously at precise rates, but also synchronize their release with circadian cycles. We present an actively controlled nanofluidic membrane that exploits electrophoresis to control the magnitude, duration, and timing of drug release. The membrane, produced using high precision silicon fabrication techniques, has platinum electrodes integrated at the inlet and outlet that allow both amplification and reversal of analyte delivery with low applied voltage (at or below 2 VDC). Device operation was demonstrated with solutions of both fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugated bovine serum albumin and lysozyme using fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and a lysozyme specific bio-assay and has been characterized for long-term molecular release and release reversibility. Through a combination of theoretical and experimental analysis, the relative contributions of electrophoresis and electroosmosis have been investigated. The membrane's clinically relevant electrophoretic release rate at 2 VDC exceeds the passive release by nearly one order of magnitude, demonstrating the potential to realize the therapeutic paradigm goal.
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- Daniel Fine
- Department of Nanomedicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Shin W, Zhu E, Nagarale RK, Kim CH, Lee JM, Shin SJ, Heller A. Nafion-coating of the electrodes improves the flow-stability of the Ag/SiO2/Ag2O electroosmotic pump. Anal Chem 2011; 83:5023-5. [PMID: 21548590 DOI: 10.1021/ac201118t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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When a current or a voltage is applied across the ceramic membrane of the nongassing Ag/Ag(2)O-SiO(2)-Ag/Ag(2)O pump, protons produced in the anodic reaction 2Ag(s) + H(2)O → Ag(2)O(s) + 2H(+) + 2e(-) are driven to the cathode, where they are consumed by the reaction Ag(2)O(s) + H(2)O + 2e(-) → 2Ag(s) + 2 OH(-). The flow of water is induced by momentum transfer from the electric field-driven proton-sheet at the surface of the ceramic membrane. About 10(4) water molecules flowed per reacted electron. Because dissolved ions decrease the field at the membrane surface, the flow decreases upon increasing the ionic strength. For this reason Ag(+) ions introduced through the anodic reaction and by dissolution of Ag(2)O decrease the flow. Their accumulation is reduced by applying Nafion-films to the electrodes. The 20 μL min(-1) flow rate of 6 mm i.d. pumps with Nafion coated electrodes operate daily for 5 min at 1 V for 1 month, for 70 h when the pump is pulsed for 30 s every 30 min, and for 2 h when operating continuously.
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- Woonsup Shin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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Shin W, Lee JM, Nagarale RK, Shin SJ, Heller A. A miniature, nongassing electroosmotic pump operating at 0.5 V. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:2374-7. [PMID: 21299210 DOI: 10.1021/ja110214f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Electroosmotic pumps are arguably the simplest of all pumps, consisting merely of two flow-through electrodes separated by a porous membrane. Most use platinum electrodes and operate at high voltages, electrolyzing water. Because evolved gas bubbles adhere and block parts of the electrodes and the membrane, steady pumping rates are difficult to sustain. Here we show that when the platinum electrodes are replaced by consumed Ag/Ag(2)O electrodes, the pumps operate well below 1.23 V, the thermodynamic threshold for electrolysis of water at 25 °C, where neither H(2) nor O(2) is produced. The pumping of water is efficient: 13 000 water molecules are pumped per reacted electron and 4.8 mL of water are pumped per joule at a flow rate of 0.13 mL min(-1) V(-1) cm(-2), and a flow rate per unit of power is 290 mL min(-1) W(-1). The water is driven by protons produced in the anode reaction 2Ag(s) + H(2)O → Ag(2)O(s) + 2H(+) + 2e(-), traveling through the porous membrane, consumed by hydroxide ions generated in the cathode reaction Ag(2)O(s) + 2 H(2)O + 2e(-) → 2Ag(s) + 2 OH(-). A pump of 2 mm thickness and 0.3 cm(2) cross-sectional area produces flow of 5-30 μL min(-1) when operating at 0.2-0.8 V and 0.04-0.2 mA. Its flow rate can be either voltage or current controlled. The flow rate suffices for the delivery of drugs, such as a meal-associated boli of insulin.
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- Woonsup Shin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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Chen L, Henein G, Luciani V. Nanofabrication techniques for controlled drug-release devices. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2011; 6:1-6. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.10.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Lei Chen
- Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology, National Institute of Standards & Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6201, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6201, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology, National Institute of Standards & Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6201, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6201, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology, National Institute of Standards & Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6201, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6201, USA
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Jun IK, Hess H. A biomimetic, self-pumping membrane. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:4823-4825. [PMID: 20839247 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201001694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- In-Kook Jun
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6400, USA
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A low-voltage nano-porous electroosmotic pump. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 350:465-70. [PMID: 20684961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A low-voltage electroosmotic (EO) micropump based on an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nano-porous membrane with platinum electrodes coated on both sides has been designed, fabricated, tested, and analyzed. The maximum flow rate of 0.074 ml min(-1) V(-1) cm(-2) for a membrane with porosity of 0.65 was obtained. A theoretical model, considering the head loss along the entire EO micropump system and the finite electrical double layer (EDL) effect on the flow rate, is developed for the first time to analyze the performance of the EO micropump. The theoretical and experimental results are in good agreement. It is revealed that the major head loss could remarkably decrease the flow rate, which thus should be taken into account for the applications of the EO micropump in various Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices. However, the effect of the minor head loss on the flow rate is negligible. The resulting flow rate increases with increasing porosity of the porous membrane and kappaa, the ratio of the radius of the nanopore to the Debye length.
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Staples M. Microchips and controlled-release drug reservoirs. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2010; 2:400-17. [DOI: 10.1002/wnan.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Sakamoto JH, van de Ven AL, Godin B, Blanco E, Serda RE, Grattoni A, Ziemys A, Bouamrani A, Hu T, Ranganathan SI, De Rosa E, Martinez JO, Smid CA, Buchanan RM, Lee SY, Srinivasan S, Landry M, Meyn A, Tasciotti E, Liu X, Decuzzi P, Ferrari M. Enabling individualized therapy through nanotechnology. Pharmacol Res 2010; 62:57-89. [PMID: 20045055 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2009.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Individualized medicine is the healthcare strategy that rebukes the idiomatic dogma of 'losing sight of the forest for the trees'. We are entering a new era of healthcare where it is no longer acceptable to develop and market a drug that is effective for only 80% of the patient population. The emergence of "-omic" technologies (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) and advances in systems biology are magnifying the deficiencies of standardized therapy, which often provide little treatment latitude for accommodating patient physiologic idiosyncrasies. A personalized approach to medicine is not a novel concept. Ever since the scientific community began unraveling the mysteries of the genome, the promise of discarding generic treatment regimens in favor of patient-specific therapies became more feasible and realistic. One of the major scientific impediments of this movement towards personalized medicine has been the need for technological enablement. Nanotechnology is projected to play a critical role in patient-specific therapy; however, this transition will depend heavily upon the evolutionary development of a systems biology approach to clinical medicine based upon "-omic" technology analysis and integration. This manuscript provides a forward looking assessment of the promise of nanomedicine as it pertains to individualized medicine and establishes a technology "snapshot" of the current state of nano-based products over a vast array of clinical indications and range of patient specificity. Other issues such as market driven hurdles and regulatory compliance reform are anticipated to "self-correct" in accordance to scientific advancement and healthcare demand. These peripheral, non-scientific concerns are not addressed at length in this manuscript; however they do exist, and their impact to the paradigm shifting healthcare transformation towards individualized medicine will be critical for its success.
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- Jason H Sakamoto
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Wang X, Cheng C, Wang S, Liu S. Electroosmotic pumps and their applications in microfluidic systems. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS 2009; 6:145. [PMID: 20126306 PMCID: PMC2756694 DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0399-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Electroosmotic pumping is receiving increasing attention in recent years owing to the rapid development in micro total analytical systems. Compared with other micropumps, electroosmotic pumps (EOPs) offer a number of advantages such as creation of constant pulse-free flows and elimination of moving parts. The flow rates and pumping pressures of EOPs matches well with micro analysis systems. The common materials and fabrication technologies make it readily integrateable with lab-on-a-chip devices. This paper reviews the recent progress on EOP fabrications and applications in order to promote the awareness of EOPs to researchers interested in using micro- and nano-fluidic devices. The pros and cons of EOPs are also discussed, which helps these researchers in designing and constructing their micro platforms.
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- Xiayan Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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Rahman A, Seth D, Mukhopadhyaya SK, Brahmachary RL, Ulrichs C, Goswami A. Surface functionalized amorphous nanosilica and microsilica with nanopores as promising tools in biomedicine. Naturwissenschaften 2008; 96:31-8. [PMID: 18791695 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-008-0445-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Revised: 07/26/2008] [Accepted: 08/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cellular interactions with engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are dependent on many properties, inherent to the nanoparticle (viz. size, shape, surface characteristics, degradation, agglomeration/dispersal, and charge, etc.). Modification of the surface reactivity via surface functionalization of the nanoparticles to be targeted seems to be important. Utilization of different surface functionalization methods of nanoparticles is an emerging field of basic and applied nanotechnology. It is well known that many disease-causing organisms induce host lipids and if deprived, their growth is inhibited in vivo. Amorphous nanosilica (ANS) and amorphous microsilica with nanopores (AMS) were prepared by a combination of wet chemistry and high-energy ball milling. Lipophilic moieties were attached to both ANS and AMS via chemical surface functionalization method. Lipophilic ANS and AMS were found to inhibit the growth of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) and chicken malarial parasites via absorption of silkworm hemolymph and chicken serum lipids/lipoproteins, respectively, in vivo. Therefore, intelligent surface functionalization of NP is an important concept, and its application in curing chicken malaria and BmNPV is presented here. Surface functionalization method reported in this paper might serve as a valuable technology for treating many diseases where pathogens induce host lipid.
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- Ayesha Rahman
- Biological Sciences Division, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B. T. Road, Calcutta, India.
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Chen LX, Li QL, Wang XL, Wang HL, Guan YF. Electrokinetic pumping system based on nanochannel membrane for liquid delivery. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2007.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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