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Microneedle-mediated transdermal and intradermal drug delivery / Ryan F. Donnelly [and others]. - Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 196 pages) : illustrations

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.

ISBN: 9781119959656 1119959659 9781119959687 1119959683 128343251X 9781283432511

Standard No.: 9786613432513

Source: 10.1002/9781119959687 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Microinjections.
Transdermal medication.
Drug delivery systems.
Microinjections--methods.
Administration, Cutaneous.
Drug Delivery Systems.
Injections, Intradermal.
MEDICAL--Drug Guides.
MEDICAL--Nursing--Pharmacology.
MEDICAL--Pharmacology.
MEDICAL--Pharmacy.
Drug delivery systems.
Microinjections.
Transdermal medication.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RM169 / .M53 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 615.1/9

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WB 354