Prof. Dorian Liepmann
BSAC Co-Director, Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
February 12, 2019 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 490 Cory Hall
Host: Michael Cable
Drug delivery using MEMS technologies at BSAC started about 30 years ago when microfluidics research had just begun. The work involved developing microneedles as well as novel fluid control systems including pumps, valves, and mixers. There was a lull in the BSAC research while drug delivery research focused on more chemically-based methods to protect pharmaceuticals from the high acidity of the stomach. Recently, pharma has become more interested in alternatives to swallowing pills. New drugs are much more expensive because they are larger and more complex chemicals, e.g.,biologics, which make it even harder to get them in the body. Pharma is also looking at ways to use delivery systems to extend patent protection for their medications. The evolution of drug delivery research at BSAC, including our recent work on a jet-enabled pill, will be presented.
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