| Title |
A compact targeted drug delivery mechanism for a next generation wireless capsule endoscope
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Micro and Bio Robotics, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12213-016-0088-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen P. Woods, Timothy G. Constandinou |
| Abstract |
This paper reports a novel medication release and delivery mechanism as part of a next generation wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) for targeted drug delivery. This subsystem occupies a volume of only 17.9mm(3) for the purpose of delivering a 1 ml payload to a target site of interest in the small intestinal tract. An in-depth analysis of the method employed to release and deliver the medication is described and a series of experiments is presented which validates the drug delivery system. The results show that a variable pitch conical compression spring manufactured from stainless steel can deliver 0.59 N when it is fully compressed and that this would be sufficient force to deliver the onboard medication. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 60% |
| India | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 22 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 32% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 14% |
| Researcher | 3 | 14% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 13 | 59% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 5% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 23% |
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