Silicon-processed microneedles

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-84

  Lin, Liwei ^a,c   Pisano, Albert P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Micromechanical Systems Panel   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Fluid sampling; Microchannel; Microneedle

Indexed keywords

MICROMACHINING; NEEDLES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

MICROHYPODERMIC NEEDLES;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0033100851     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/84.749406     Document Type: Article

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