Fabrication of microneedles

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Chen, Yu Tang ^a   Hsu, Chin Chun ^b   Tsai, Chieh Hsiu ^b   Kang, Shung Wen ^b  

^a DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fast etching planes; Microneedles; Su 8; V groove

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; MICRONEEDLES; SILICON MICRONEEDLES; SU-8; V-GROOVE;

ANISOTROPIC ETCHING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS; WET ETCHING;

NEEDLES;

EID: 77952411907     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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