Novel low cost fabrication of microneedle arrays for drug delivery applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4936, Issue , 2002, Pages 113-118

  Tan, P Y J ^a   Xu, Y ^a   Chew, Y T ^b   Li, Z ^a   Konga, Y P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Copper electroplating; Hollow microneedle array; Microfabrication; Silicon mold; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROPLATING; ETCHING; NEEDLES; POLYCARBONATES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0037741837     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.469435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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