Fabrication of photomasks consisting microlenses for the production of polymeric microneedle array

Drug Delivery and Translational Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 438-450

  Kathuria, Himanshu ^a   Fong, Michelle H M ^a   Kang, Lifeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Microinjection; Microlens; Microneedle; Photolithography

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; MACROGOL; BAYSILON; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)DIACRYLATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICRO CONTACT LENS; MICROINJECTION; MICRONEEDLE; MIDDLE AGED; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; SKIN PENETRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS; METABOLISM; NEEDLE; SKIN;

DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LENSES; MICROINJECTIONS; NEEDLES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84938814210     PISSN: 2190393X     EISSN: 21903948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13346-015-0245-z     Document Type: Article

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