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- Title
- Design of micro-features in polymeric drug delivery devices using FDM
- Author(s)
- Masood, Syed H.; Singh, Shivdeep
- Abstract
- This paper presents the results of the experimental work done in applying the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) rapid prototyping technique to fabricate and characterise the porous polymeric matrix for controlled drug delivery device (DDD). With FDM technique, both macro and micro level structures of the device matrix can be produced and controlled, which provide several advantages over the conventional techniques of DDD fabrication. The paper investigates effect of various FDM parameters viz. Raster Width, Contour Width, Air-gap and Raster Angle on the controlled drug release profiles, drug infiltration and porosity of fabricated device matrices. The paper concludes that effective DDD matrices with desired release regimes can be fabricated using FDM technology with careful selection of FDM control parameters.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
- Source
- Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2007: presented at 2007 Asme International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, United States, 11-15 November 2007, Vol. 3, pp. 463-470
- Publication year
- 2008
- Keyword(s)
- DDD; Drug delivery; Drug delivery device; FDM; Fused deposition modeling; Parameter estimation; Polymer matrix; Porosity; Rapid prototyping
- Publisher
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ISBN
- 9780791842973, 0791842975
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 by ASME.
- Peer reviewed
