3d printing in drug delivery formulation: you can dream it, design it and print it. how about patent it?

3D PRINTING IN DRUG DELIVERY FORMULATION: YOU CAN DREAM IT, DESIGN IT AND PRINT IT. HOW ABOUT PATENT IT? Recent Pat Drug Deliv Formul. 2015 Jun 7; Authors: Pillay V, Choonara YE Abstract 3D Printing (3DP) is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary technology based on the manipulation of human thought into tangible products. The concept of 3DP enables inventive scientists to translate a realm of dreamful concepts to actual lab prototypes. When 3DP was first introduced a while back it was clear to many forward thinking pharmaceutical formulation scientists that it would soon become the next game-changing revolution poised to print the future of drug delivery technology. A clear advantage of 3DP is the ability to provide more personalized medicines to solve notable challenges in drug delivery formulation stability, safety, solubility, drug release patterns and bioavailability. Based on a quick search of currently registered 3DP patents in drug delivery formulation at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), one would find relatively sparse results compared with other research intensive industries. Results of a USPTO quick search accessed in March 2015 returned a total of 23 hits for the searched terms "3d printed" and "drug". A more refined search for the terms "3d printing" and "drug delivery" produced 89 hits. A considerable number of these patents are centered mainly on application in vascular implants, aerosol delivery technology, c...
Source: Recent Patents on Drug Delivery and Formulation - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Recent Pat Drug Deliv Formul Source Type: research