Microneedle-mediated transdermal and intradermal drug delivery /

Microneedle-mediated transdermal and intradermal drug delivery / [Book] / Ryan F. Donnelly ... [et al.]. - Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. - xiv, 196 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Transdermal drug delivery -- Microneedles : design, microfabrication and optimization -- Microneedle applicator designs for transdermal drug delivery applications -- Transdermal delivery applications -- Microneedle-mediated intradermal delivery -- Clinical application and safety studies of microneedles -- Microneedles : current status and future perspectives.

One of the latest techniques in drug delivery, microneedles are used for administering a wide range of drug substances used to treat various medical conditions. Thorough background information is included providing a history of the field. Various methods used to produce micorneedles are described as well as a snapshot of the future directions within the industry. Written by highly qualified authors, this new text is the only title providing a comprehensive review of microneedle research in the fields of transdermal and intradermal drug delivery.

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9780470654897 (cloth)


Microinjections.
Transdermal medication.
Drug delivery systems.
Microinjections--methods.
Administration, Cutaneous.
Drug Delivery Systems.
Injections, Intradermal.

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