Device-directed therapeutic drug delivery systems. |
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| Authors: | Takehisa Matsuda |
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| Institution: | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan. matsuda@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | To increase the therapeutic effectiveness of device-directed drug delivery systems for diseased cardiovascular tissues and cancerous tissues, new devices and new functional biomaterials were devised to meet the requirements as listed below: drug-infusible balloon catheter, drug-releasable and covered stents, and in situ hydrogelation on and in cancerous tissues. New therapeutic strategies based on these devices were discussed. |
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