The effects of geometry on skin penetration and failure of polymer microneedles

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-243

  Gittard, Shaun D ^a,b   Chen, Bo ^a   Xu, Huadong ^a   Ovsianikov, Aleksandr ^b   Chichkov, Boris N ^b   Monteiro Riviere, Nancy A ^a,c   Narayan, Roger J ^a  

^a Biomedical Research Imaging Center   (United States)

^b LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acrylate based polymer; micromolding; microneedle; porcine skin

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; FAILURE FORCES; INDIRECT RAPID PROTOTYPING; LUCIFER YELLOWS; MECHANICAL FAILURES; MICROMOLDING; MICRONEEDLES; PORCINE SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY; TWO PHOTON POLYMERIZATION;

ASPECT RATIO; DRUG DELIVERY; MICROMACHINING; MOLDING; NEEDLES; POLYMERS; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84874631649     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: 15685616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01694243.2012.705101     Document Type: Article

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