Villi Inspired Mechanical Interlocking for Intestinal Retentive Devices

Villi Inspired Mechanical Interlocking for Intestinal Retentive Devices

Abstract Intestinal retentive devices have applications ranging from sustained oral drug delivery systems to indwelling ingestible medical devices. Current strategies to retain devices in the small intestine primarily focus on chemical anchoring using mucoadhesives or mechanical coupling using expan...

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Main Authors: Durva Naik, Gaurav Balakrishnan, Mahathy Rajagopalan, Xiaozili Huang, Nihar Trivedi, Arnav Bhat, Christopher J. Bettinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Advanced Science
Subjects:
digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing
intestinal retention
mechanical interlocking
microstructures
replica molding
villi
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202301084

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https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202301084

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