Optimal molding parameter design of PLA micro lancet needles using Taguchi method

Proceedings of 2008 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, IEEE/SOLI 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 2731-2735

  Wang, Min Wen ^a   Jeng, Jia Haur ^a   Fu, Gong Loung ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b MINGHSIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

LIGA like; Micro injection molding; Microneedle; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

BATTENFELD; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BLOOD TESTS; CAE SOFTWARES; CONTROL PARAMETERS; HUMAN SKINS; INJECTION SPEEDS; LIGA-LIKE; MELT TEMPERATURES; MICRO INJECTION MOLDING; MICRO LANCET NEEDLES; MICRO MOLDINGS; MICRO NEEDLES; MICRONEEDLE; MOLD INSERTS; MOLD TEMPERATURES; MOLDING MATERIALS; MOLDING PARAMETERS; POLYLACTIC ACIDS;

BLOOD; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL THEORY; DRUG DELIVERY; FABRICATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MICROMACHINING; MOLDING; MOLDS; NEEDLES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTIC MOLDS; SKIN; TAGUCHI METHODS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 58049176779     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SOLI.2008.4682999     Document Type: Conference Paper

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