Optimization of magnetophoretic-guided drug delivery to the olfactory region in a human nose model

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• 作者：Jinxiang Xi ; Ze Zhang ; Xiuhua April Si…
• 刊名：Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：15
• 期：4
• 页码：877-891
• 全文大小：5,704 KB
• 刊物类别：Engineering
• 刊物主题：Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
  Biomedical Engineering
  Mechanics
  Biophysics and Biomedical Physics
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1617-7940
• 卷排序：15

文摘

Magnetophoretic-guided delivery has been shown to be able to improve the olfactory doses. However, due to the complex nasal structure and quick decay of magnetic intensity, precise control of particle motion in the human nose remains a challenge. In this study, an optimization model was developed for magnetophoretic olfactory delivery systems. The performance of the model was evaluated using a baseline device design in an MRI-based human nose geometry. Three key components of the delivery system were examined, which included the particle release position, the front magnet to minimize nasal valve depositions, and the top magnet to attract particles into the olfactory region. Results show that the magnetophoretic olfactory delivery device can be significantly improved by optimizing the product and operational parameters. The olfactory delivery efficiency was increased by 1.5-fold compared to the baseline design. The top magnet height and strength were shown to be the most influential factor in olfactory delivery, followed by the drug release position and the front magnet strength. The optimization framework developed in this study can be easily adapted for the optimization of intranasal drug delivery to other regions such as paranasal sinuses.KeywordsDirect nose–brain deliveryOlfactory depositionSensitivity analysisOptimizationMagnetophoretic guidance Intranasal drug delivery