Acute Liver Failure: Design and Usability Evaluations of a 3D-Printed Implantable Drug Delivery Device for Acute Liver Failure in Preclinical Settings (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 14/2021)

Year

2021

Author

Shin-Young Kim, Ginam Han, Da-Bin Hwang, Dong-Hoon Won, Yoo-Sub Shin, Changuk Kim, Jeon Min Kang, Jung-Hoon Park, Hyun-Do Jung*, Wooram Park, Jun-Won Yun

Publication date

2021/7

Journal

Advanced Healthcare Materials

Vol

10

Page

14

In article number 2100497 by Jun-Won Yun, Wooram Park, Hyun-Do Jung, and co-workers, a patient-customized implantable drug delivery device is developed using 3D printing technology for effective acute liver failure (ALF) treatment. The 3D-printed reservoir system can be adjusted in size and shape to fit the ALF region and effectively treat the disease by supplementing various pharmaceutical ingredients.