Development, Strength and Functional Evaluation of Plastic Microneedle Array Fabricated by Injection Molding

ieej transactions on sensors and micromachines

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 387-392

  Yoshimura, Chisato ^a   Ishikawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Aoki, Hikoharu ^a   Furuta, Shinji ^b   Sugiyama, Susumu ^c  

^a BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b SANWA KAGAKU KENKYUSHO CO LTD   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAE analysis; LIGA process; Material filling; Microneedle array; Plane pattern to Cross section Transfer; Plastic injection molding; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009580898     PISSN: 13418939     EISSN: 13475525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1541/ieejsmas.124.387     Document Type: Article

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