Pocketed microneedles for drug delivery to the skin

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 69, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1537-1541

  Gill, Harvinder S ^a   Prausnitz, Mark R ^a,b  

^a Emory University   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Metals; D. Microstructure; D. Surface properties; D. Transport properties

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COATINGS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SKIN;

DIP-COATING METHOD; MICRON-SCALE NEEDLES;

DRUG DELIVERY;

EID: 43449101895     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2007.10.059     Document Type: Article

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