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Gas-assisted dynamic co-extrusion
Unmet Need: Scalable and high-throughput fabrication of personalized medicines
In order to avoid dosage errors and adverse drug reactions for people taking multiple medications for co-occurring diseases, personalized medicines was introduced. This offered treatment of a patient by manufacturing proper drugs at the appropriate dosage via additive manufacturing...
Published: 5/26/2023
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Inventor(s): Kuen-Ren Chen
Keywords(s): 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing, drug, Pharmaceutical, Precision medicine
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MICRONEEDLE ARRAY WITH A CONTROLLABLE LOCKING FEATURE
Unmet Need: Easy fixation and removal of microneedle for drug delivery
Microneedle (MN) arrays are medical devices used to deliver drugs to the human body via bypassing the skin barrier, namely the stratum corneum. Given MNs’ small size, they provide a less painful and minimally invasive approach to delivering via the skin. One challenge for...
Published: 5/25/2023
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Inventor(s): Kuen-Ren Chen, Maher Amer
Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, microneedle, Ophthalmology
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Biopsy device for improved tissue yield and selectivity
Unmet Need: High efficiency Biopsy Devices
Biopsy procedures are widely used for cancer diagnosis and monitoring. Out of currently available biopsy techniques, surgical biopsy is most accurate but it is highly invasive and expensive. The other techniques like fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy (CNB) are less invasive but have...
Published: 4/28/2023
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Inventor(s): Kuen-Ren Chen, Maher Amer
Keywords(s): Breast Cancer, Engineering, Medical Devices
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