Biocompatibility and biofouling of MEMS drug delivery devices
Biocompatibility and biofouling of MEMS drug delivery devices
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DOI:
10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00565-3
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发表时间:
2003-05-01
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14
通讯作者:
Langer, R
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作者:
Voskerician, G;Shive, MS;Langer, R
The biocompatibility and biofouling of the microfabrication materials for a MEMS drug delivery device have been evaluated. The in vivo inflammatory and wound healing response of MEMS drug delivery component materials, metallic gold, silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, silicon, and SU-8(TM) photoresist, were evaluated using the cage implant system. Materials, placed into stainless-steel cages, were implanted subcutaneously in a rodent model. Exudates within the cage were sampled at 4, 7, 14, and 21 days, representative of the stages of the inflammatory response, and leukocyte concentrations (leukocytes/mul) were measured. Overall, the inflammatory responses elicited by these materials were not significantly different than those for the empty cage controls over the duration of the study. The material surface cell density (macrophages or foreign body giant cells, FBGCs), an indicator of in vivo biofouling, was determined by scanning electron microscopy of materials explanted at 4, 7, 14, and 21 days. The adherent cellular density of gold, silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, and SU-8(TM) were comparable and statistically less (p