Micro-Devices for Biomedical Applications and Method of Use of Same
First Claim
1. A fabricated micro-device for application in live biological systems, said micro-device comprising(a) an outer membrane;
- (b) at least one of the following properties selected from the group consisting of ;
micro-mechanical, micro-chemical, micro-chemical-mechanical, micro-optical, micro-acoustical, micro-biological, micro-bio-chemical, micro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-mechanical, micro-electromagnetic-mechanical, micro-acoustic-mechanical, and micro-superconducting-mechanical properties; and
(c) having a size as defined by the outer membrane ranging from 1 angstrom to 5 millimeters.
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Abstract
Among others, the present invention provides fabricated micro-devices for application in live biological systems, each comprising (a) an outer membrane, (b) a micro-mechanical, micro-chemical, micro-chemical-mechanical, micro-optical, micro-acoustical, micro-biological, micro-bio-chemical, micro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-mechanical, micro-electromagnetic-mechanical, micro-acoustic-mechanical, and micro-superconducting-mechanical properties, and (c) having a size as defined by the outer membrane ranging from 1 angstrom to 5 millimeters; and methods of using such fabricated micro-devices.
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55 Claims
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1. A fabricated micro-device for application in live biological systems, said micro-device comprising
(a) an outer membrane; - (b) at least one of the following properties selected from the group consisting of ;
micro-mechanical, micro-chemical, micro-chemical-mechanical, micro-optical, micro-acoustical, micro-biological, micro-bio-chemical, micro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-bio-chemical-mechanical, micro-electro-mechanical, micro-electromagnetic-mechanical, micro-acoustic-mechanical, and micro-superconducting-mechanical properties; and
(c) having a size as defined by the outer membrane ranging from 1 angstrom to 5 millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
- (b) at least one of the following properties selected from the group consisting of ;
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3. A fabricated micro-device for application outside a biological system, said micro-device comprising (a) an outer membrane;
- (b) at least one of the following properties selected from the group consisting of;
micro-mechanical, micro-chemical, micro-chemical-mechanical, micro-optical, micro-acoustical, micro-biological, micro-electro-mechanical, micro-electromagnetic-mechanical, micro-acoustic-mechanical, and micro-superconducting-mechanical properties; and
(c) having a size ranging from 1 angstrom to 5 millimeters.
- (b) at least one of the following properties selected from the group consisting of;
- 39. The method of using a fabricated micro-device whereby said micro-device is used for biological cleaning functions.
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44. The method of using a fabricated micro-device for delivering multiple doses of drug comprising:
- (a) transportation of micro-device to the desired location in vivo;
(b) delivering the first drug to the target; and
(c) delivering a second dose of the drug to the same target within a desired time interval from the delivery time of the initial delivery. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
- (a) transportation of micro-device to the desired location in vivo;
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47. The method of using a fabricated micro-device, wherein one type or a combination of at least two types of micro-devices perform activities selected from the group consisting of:
- drug delivery, cutting, removing, polishing, transporting, jointing, diagnosing, sensing, selective protection, targeted removing, measuring, and assisting medical treatment functions at cell structure level or micro-organ (up to 500 micron scale) level for medical purposes including cancer and treatment of blood related diseases.
- View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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