Drug Delivery Using Microneedles

Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 625-642

  Olatunji, O ^a   Das, D B ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Intravascular; Microelectromechanics; Microfabrication; Microneedle; Modeling; Neural; Ocular; Stratum corneum; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012853276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-088504-9.00501-8     Document Type: Chapter

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