TY - JOUR
AU1 - Kim, Cho Rim
AU2 - Han, Jae Hoon
AU3 - Kim, Min Ji
AU4 - Kim, Myoung Ju
AU5 - Kim, Se‐Na
AU6 - Cho, Yong Chan
AU7 - Ji, Han Bi
AU8 - Min, Chang Hee
AU9 - Lee, Cheol
AU1 - Choy, Young Bin
AB - Prompt administration of first‐aid drugs can save lives during medical emergencies such as anaphylaxis and hypoglycemia. However, this is often performed by needle self‐injection, which is not easy for patients under emergency conditions. Therefore, we propose an implantable device capable of on‐demand administration of first‐aid drugs (i.e., the implantable device with a magnetically rotating disk [iMRD]), such as epinephrine and glucagon, via a noninvasive simple application of the magnet from the outside skin (i.e., the external magnet). The iMRD contained a disk embedded with a magnet, as well as multiple drug reservoirs that were sealed with a membrane, which was designed to rotate at a precise angle only when the external magnet was applied. During this rotation, the membrane on a designated single‐drug reservoir was aligned and torn to expose the drug to the outside. When implanted in living animals, the iMRD, actuated by an external magnet, delivers epinephrine and glucagon, similar to conventional subcutaneous needle injections.
TI - Implantable device with magnetically rotating disk for needle‐free administrations of emergency drug
JF - Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
DO - 10.1002/btm2.10479
DA - 2023-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/implantable-device-with-magnetically-rotating-disk-for-needle-free-HtPpF0WuWh
VL - 8
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -