Silicon dioxide microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1104-1107

  Barillaro, G ^a   Diligenti, A ^a   Strambini, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESERVOIR; ELECTROCHEMICAL MICRO-MACHINING; ETCHING PROCESS; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; HIGH RELIABILITY; HIGH-ASPECT RATIO; LOW COSTS; MASS PRODUCTION; MICROLITER; MICRONEEDLES; SILICON CHIP; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY;

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; NEEDLES; SENSORS; SILICA;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

EID: 67649946630     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716633     Document Type: Conference Paper

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