Design and fabrication of a coupled microneedle array and insertion guide array for safe penetration through skin

MHS 2003 - Proceedings of 2003 International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 233-237

  Khumpuang, S ^a   Maeda, R ^b   Sugiyama, S ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPHRAGMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROMACHINING; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COMPLICATED SHAPE; DEFORMED SHAPE; MEMS APPLICATIONS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS; MICRONEEDLES; NEEDLE STRUCTURE; SILICON MICROMACHINING;

NEEDLES;

EID: 84945121522     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MHS.2003.1249938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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