Sharp tipped plastic hollow microneedle array by microinjection moulding

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Yung, K L ^a   Xu, Yan ^a   Kang, Chunlei ^a   Liu, H ^a   Tam, K F ^a   Ko, S M ^a   Kwan, F Y ^a   Lee, Thomas M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW COSTS; MICROINJECTION MOULDING; MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS; MICRONEEDLES; PICOSECOND LASER; SEVERE DEFORMATION; SHARP TIP;

COMMINUTION; MOLDING; MOLDS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

NEEDLES;

EID: 84862946885     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/1/015016     Document Type: Article

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