Bulk titanium microneedles with embedded microfluidic networks for transdermal drug delivery

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 498-501

  Parker, E R ^a   Rao, M P ^a   Turner, K L ^a   MacDonald, N C ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DRUG PRODUCTS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

BULK TITANIUM MICRONEEDLES; EMBEDDED MICROFLUIDIC NETWORKS; TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY;

TITANIUM;

EID: 33750108034     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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