Drug delivery devices are a critical component in the delivery of healthcare. Important market segments include diabetic drug, needle-free drug delivery and the newly emerging #smartdevice.

Ideally, drug delivery devices should be biocompatible, inert and inexpensive, safe from accidental release, easy to manufacture and sterilize, and mechanically strong. If designed to be implanted, the ideal implantable would be able to be continuously monitored, with telemetric data streaming to allow physician intervention when needed.