Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
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| author | Liu, John (John Hsiao-Yung) |
| author2 | Ian W. Hunter. |
| author_facet | Ian W. Hunter. Liu, John (John Hsiao-Yung) |
| author_sort | Liu, John (John Hsiao-Yung) |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/749932019-04-11T07:04:18Z Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection Liu, John (John Hsiao-Yung) Ian W. Hunter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-67). This thesis presents a new method for needle-free powdered drug injection. The design, construction, and testing of a bench-top helium-powered device capable of delivering powder to controllable depths within the dermis is presented. This device uses a jet of gas undergoing choked flow to entrain powder and subsequently penetrates through the skin for delivery of the powder. Different nozzle designs and orifice geometries are also explored. In vitro injection of polymer beads (1-5 [mu]im in diameter) into porcine tissue demonstrate the device's capability of drug delivery to depths of 260 to 5000 [mu]m. The jet parameters of nozzle orifice diameter and applied pressure are shown to affect injection depth, shape, and success rate. The presented device has the potential to be implemented with stabilized formulations of vaccines to address the cold chain problem-the cost and risk of transporting temperature sensitive vaccines to developing countries. by John Liu. S.M. 2012-11-19T19:33:16Z 2012-11-19T19:33:16Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74993 815749543 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 80 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Liu, John (John Hsiao-Yung) Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection |
| title | Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection |
| title_full | Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection |
| title_fullStr | Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection |
| title_short | Intradermal needle-free powdered drug injection |
| title_sort | intradermal needle free powdered drug injection |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74993 |
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