MEMS for medical technology applications

Thomas Frisk; Niclas Roxhed; Göran Stemme

doi:10.1117/12.716948

15 February 2007 MEMS for medical technology applications

Thomas Frisk, Niclas Roxhed, Göran Stemme

Proceedings Volume 6465, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems V; 646513 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.716948
Event: MOEMS-MEMS 2007 Micro and Nanofabrication, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

This paper gives an in-depth description of two recent projects at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) which utilize MEMS and microsystem technology for realization of components intended for specific applications in medical technology and diagnostic instrumentation. By novel use of the DRIE fabrication technology we have developed side-opened out-of-plane silicon microneedles intended for use in transdermal drug delivery applications. The side opening reduces clogging probability during penetration into the skin and increases the up-take area of the liquid in the tissue. These microneedles offer about 200µm deep and pain-free skin penetration. We have been able to combine the microneedle chip with an electrically and heat controlled liquid actuator device where expandable microspheres are used to push doses of drug liquids into the skin. The entire unit is made of low cost materials in the form of a square one cm-sized patch. Finally, the design, fabrication and evaluation of an integrated miniaturized Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) based "electronic nose" microsystem for detection of narcotics is described. The work integrates a novel environment-to-chip sample interface with the sensor element. The choice of multifunctional materials and the geometric features of a four-component microsystem allow a functional integration of a QCM crystal, electrical contacts, fluidic contacts and a sample interface in a single system with minimal assembly effort, a potential for low-cost manufacturing, and a few orders of magnitude reduced in system size (12*12*4 mm³) and weight compared to commercially available instruments. The sensor chip was successfully used it for the detection of 200 ng of narcotics sample.

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Thomas Frisk, Niclas Roxhed, and Göran Stemme "MEMS for medical technology applications", Proc. SPIE 6465, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems V, 646513 (15 February 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.716948

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