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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

Reducing Passive Drug Diffusion from Electrophoretic Drug Delivery Devices through Co-Ion Engineering.

Shao-Tuan Chen, Megan N Renny, Liliana C Tomé, Jorge L Olmedo-Martínez, Esther Udabe, Elise P W Jenkins, David Mecerreyes, George G Malliaras, Robert R McLeod, Christopher M Proctor

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ionic-Bionic Interfaces: Advancing Iontronic Strategies for Bioelectronic Sensing and Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Electrically conductive "SMART" hydrogels for on-demand drug delivery.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2025
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  4. Self-powered, light-controlled, bioresorbable platforms for programmed drug delivery.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shao-Tuan ChenElectrical Engineering Division Department of Engineering University of Cambridge Cambridge CB3 0FA UK.
Megan N RennyMaterials Science and Engineering Program University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA.
Liliana C ToméPOLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida Tolosa 72 Donostia-San Sebastian 20018 Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Jorge L Olmedo-MartínezPOLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida Tolosa 72 Donostia-San Sebastian 20018 Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Esther UdabePOLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida Tolosa 72 Donostia-San Sebastian 20018 Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Elise P W JenkinsElectrical Engineering Division Department of Engineering University of Cambridge Cambridge CB3 0FA UK.
David MecerreyesPOLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida Tolosa 72 Donostia-San Sebastian 20018 Gipuzkoa, Spain.
George G MalliarasElectrical Engineering Division Department of Engineering University of Cambridge Cambridge CB3 0FA UK.
Robert R McLeodMaterials Science and Engineering Program University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA.
Christopher M ProctorElectrical Engineering Division Department of Engineering University of Cambridge Cambridge CB3 0FA UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2066-1354
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of the Basque Country · ESUniversity of Colorado Boulder · USIkerbasque · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implantable electrophoretic drug delivery devices have shown promise for applications ranging from treating pathologies such as epilepsy and cancer to regulating plant physiology. Upon applying a voltage, the devices electrophoretically transport charged drug molecules across an ion-conducting membrane out to the local implanted area. This solvent-flow-free "dry" delivery enables controlled drug release with minimal pressure increase at the outlet. However, a major challenge these devices face is limiting drug leakage in their idle state. Here, a method of reducing passive drug leakage through the choice of the drug co-ion is presented. By switching acetylcholine's associated co-ion from chloride to carboxylate co-ions as well as sulfopropyl acrylate-based polyanions, steady-state drug leakage rate is reduced up to sevenfold with minimal effect on the active drug delivery rate. Numerical simulations further illustrate the potential of this method and offer guidance for new material systems to suppress passive drug leakage in electrophoretic drug delivery devices.

Indexed as

ElectrophoresisAcetylcholineDrug Delivery SystemsEquipment DesignPolyelectrolytesAcetylcholinePolyelectrolytesbioelectronicsdevice optimizationelectrophoretic transporttargeted drug delivery

Identifiers

PMID34194928
PMCPMC8224430
OpenAlexW3155761141

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