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Thermosensitive Drug Carrier

This innovative project involves the use of thermosensitive polymer carriers in which pharmaceutical agents are encapsulated together with magnetic particles. After being infused into the hepatic arterial system, the polymer carriers are directed toward the cancerous tissue where they collect under the influence of a non-contact static magneticfield. The subsequent application of inductive heat in a dynamic magnetic field causes the encapsulated drug ingredients to be released within just a few minutes. The simultaneous effect of overheating the tumor tissue hyperthermia) causes the tumor to gradually waste away.

Thermosensitive drug carrier

Magna Medics GmbH, Aachen
Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering (HIA)
RWTH Aachen

Source: Aachener Kompetenzzentrum Medizintechnik

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	innovation highlight Thermosensitive Drug Carrier This innovative project involves the use of thermosensitive polymer carriers in which pharmaceutical agents are encapsulated together with magnetic particles. After being infused into the hepatic arterial system, the polymer carriers are directed toward the cancerous tissue where they collect under the influence of a non-contact static magneticfield. The subsequent application of inductive heat in a dynamic magnetic field causes the encapsulated drug ingredients to be released within just a few minutes. The simultaneous effect of overheating the tumor tissue hyperthermia) causes the tumor to gradually waste away. Thermosensitive drug carrier Magna Medics GmbH, Aachen Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering (HIA) RWTH Aachen Source: Aachener Kompetenzzentrum Medizintechnik	Print page Back