About

Gozde Karabiyik was R&D Product Development Scientist for the Medical and Pharmaceutical divisions at Adhesives Research. Dr Karabiyik has focused on the custom development and manufacturing of adhesive technologies for diagnostics, wearable medical devices and wound care applications. In 2011, her co-authored paper won the Carl Dahlquist Award by the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council, (PSTC). Dr Karabiyik earned her PhD in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA, US), her MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey) and her BSc in Chemistry from Izmir Institute of Technology (Izmir, Turkey)

Contributions

WEARABLES

IMPORTANCE OF ADHESIVE SELECTION IN WEARABLE DEVICES FOR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Gozde Karabiyik highlights the crucial role that the adhesive plays in the success of a wearable injection device, describes in detail some of the challenges relating to skin adhesives.

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TRANSDERMAL

THE CRITICALITY OF ADHESIVE SELECTION FOR OPTIMAL TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Megan Greth and Gozde Karabiyik discuss why selecting the right adhesive for body-worn drug delivery systems – be they transdermal patches or wearable injection devices or pumps – is critical for a successful outcome.