Challenges and strategies in developing microneedle patches for transdermal delivery of protein and peptide therapeutics

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1292-1298

  Wu, Fei ^a   Yang, Sixing ^a   Yuan, Weien ^a   Jin, Tuo ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Delivery; Hydrogel; Microneedles; Peptides; Proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; DEXTRIN; DIMETICONE; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PEPTIDE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYLACTIC ACID; POVIDONE; PROTEIN; SILICON; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADSORPTION; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONEEDLE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; NEEDLE; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SOLID; STRATUM CORNEUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84861148874     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920112800624319     Document Type: Review

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