About

Dr Jackson Thornton is the Associate Director of Research at TriboFilm Research. With a PhD in Materials Science from North Carolina State University, Dr Thornton’s expertise in plasma chemistry, surface modification and materials testing is applied to help the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, as well as start-up biotech and medical device makers. He helps them reduce friction, stiction and sub-visible particles, which in turn reduces product recall risk and improves patient safety.

Contributions

WEARABLES

HOW LUBRICANT CHOICE AFFECTS DOSE ACCURACY IN INSULIN PUMPS

The development of fully automated, closed-loop glucose monitoring and insulin delivery systems can closely mimic a real pancreas. However, since the patient is not directly involved in administering the dose, these devices depend on one key factor - dosing accuracy. Jackson Thornton and Vinay Sakhrani examine how lubricant selection in the insulin cartridge, typically an afterthought, can make the delivery device more accurate.

More contributions

PREFILLED SYRINGES

NEXT-GENERATION LUBRICATION SOLUTIONS

Jackson D Thornton; Daniel E Jonsen and Vinay Sakhrani (corresponding author) discuss the importance of lubrication in prefilled syringes, especially in auto injector applications.