Biodegradable polymer microneedles: Fabrication, mechanics and transdermal drug delivery

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2654-2657

  Park, Jung Hwan ^a   Allen, Mark G ^a   Prausnitz, Mark R ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Microfabrication; Microneedles; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LITHOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULES; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SILICON;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; MICROFABRICATION; MICRONEEDLES; TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY (TDD);

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 11144329672     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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