In this lab, students will learn about the process of drug delivery in the body. By applying fundamentals of transport via diffusion across membranes and pharmaceutical drug encapsulation, students will design a small-scale staged release drug delivery system. Students will assess how effectively they can utilize various materials to encase differently colored tablets in water to stage their release of color in an order predetermined by the student.
Students will:
- Analyze real-world problems and use critical thinking skills in order to solve them
- Explore developments in drug delivery systems
- Design and build a small-scale dual delayed drug release delivery system using material provided
- Explain the engineering process as it pertains to their design and reflect on opportunities to improve it
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