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MEMS Technology Development for Unmet Medical Needs
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Tim Stucchi
Sensera
Operations ManagerSlide2
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MEMS?
M
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Mechanical-Systems A technique of fabricating Electrical and Mechanical elements on a chip with miniature dimensions Miniature means dimensions less than the width of a human hair (<100 microns; 1 um = .00004 inches).
MEMS vs. Dust Mite vs. Ant’s LegSlide3
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MEMS & Nano Scale
A 6’ man is 1.83 meters or 1.83M umSlide4
How are MEMS Made?
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MEMS Micromachining
Electrostatic comb actuator/Surface Acoustic Wave Transducer
Semi Isolated Features
Elements of Microfluidic pump
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Examples of MEMS Devices
Resonator
Accelerometer
Probe
Robotic Hands
Micro mirrorsBiopsy forceps
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MEMS Devices are Everywhere
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Mobile Electronics
Communications
Automotive
BiomedicalSlide8
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MEMS Devices are Everywhere
Mobile Electronics
Communications
Automotive
BiomedicalSlide9
MEMS Market Segments
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MEMS Market SegmentsSlide11
The Opportunity
We see a match between our capabilities and the emerging applications in Diagnostics, Medical Devices and Pharma Biotech. Healthcare represents about 17% of the US economy; and 8-11% of other Western nations’ GDP.
Healthcare payors will increasingly reward innovation that reduces costs and increases efficiency; MEMS does both!
Microfluidics and drug delivery devices will play a significant role in healthcare technology advances in the next decade.
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Microfluidic
Toxicity screening
Proteomic Analysis
Gene Sequencing
Capillary Electrophoresis
Microfluidic
Clinical diagnostics
Point-of-care diagnostics
Veterinary testing
Environmental testing
Agro-food testing
Drug Delivery Devices
Microneedles
Inhaler nozzle
Micropumps
Diagnostics
Medical
Pharmaceutical
MicroneedlesSlide12
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The Opportunity
We see a match between our capabilities and the emerging applications in Diagnostics, Medical Devices and Pharma Biotech.
Healthcare represents about 17% of the US economy; and 8-11% of other Western nations’ GDP.
Healthcare payors will increasingly reward innovation that reduces costs and increases efficiency; MEMS does both!
Microfluidics and drug delivery devices will play a significant role in healthcare technology advances in the next decade.
Microfluidic
Toxicity screening
Proteomic Analysis
Gene Sequencing
Capillary Electrophoresis
Microfluidic
Clinical diagnostics
Point-of-care diagnostics
Veterinary testing
Environmental testing
Agro-food testing
Drug Delivery Devices
Microneedles
Inhaler nozzle
Micropumps
Diagnostics
Medical
Pharmaceutical
MicroneedlesSlide13
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MEMS Medical Applications Slide14
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MEMS Medical Applications
MEMS enables hundreds of hollow microneedles to be fabricated on a single patch of area, say a square centimeter.
This patch is applied to the skin and drug is delivered to the body using micropumps.
These micropumps can be electronically controlled to allow specific amounts of the drug and also deliver them at specific intervals.
Microneedles are too small to reach and stimulate the nerve endings, and hence cause no pain to the body.
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Benefits of MEMS in Diagnostic, Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotech Applications Smaller volumes of reagent samples required for analysis
Lower power consumption
Less invasive
Integration permits a large number of devices to be built on a single chip
Batch processing lowers cost Existing processing technologies can be used to make these devices Miniaturization – portable “System-on-Chip”Slide16
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Challenges and Considerations for MEMS in Diagnostic, Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotech Applications
Regulatory requirements -
especially implantable devices which
mandate expensive multiyear clinical trials. Partnerships and collaborators - medical development can be long, expensive and not always straightforward. Target Segments - the market is highly fragmented. FUD – nanotech phobias Slide17
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