Numerical simulation of microneedles' insertion into skin

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 827-835

  Kong, X Q ^a   Zhou, P ^a   Wu, C W ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Insertion force; Microneedle; Numerical simulation; Skin

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE STRESS; FAILURE CRITERIA; HUMAN SKIN; INSERTION FORCE; INSERTION PROCESS; MICRONEEDLES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; SKIN MODEL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY; TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; WALL THICKNESS;

DRUG DELIVERY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEEDLES; SKIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEEDLE; SKIN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDLES; SKIN;

EID: 84855170619     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.497144     Document Type: Article

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