Microneedles for drug delivery and monitoring

Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 185-230

  Singh, Thakur Raghu Raj ^a   Mcmillan, Hannah ^a   Mooney, Karen ^a   Alkilani, Ahlam Zaid ^a   Donnelly, Ryan F ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological fluid monitoring; Drug delivery; Microelectromechanical systems; Microneedles; Skin; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903875893     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097040.2.185     Document Type: Chapter

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