Microneedles for Transdermal Drug Delivery

• Main Authors: Kochhar, Jaspreet Singh (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Tan, Justin J. Y. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kwang, Yee Chin (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kang, Lifeng (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Pharmaceutical technology.; Biomedical engineering.; Laboratory medicine.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Laboratory Medicine.

This monograph covers a novel technology to deliver drugs and cosmetics through the skin in a minimally invasive manner. Microneedles - a bed of miniaturized needles is one of the most studied topics in delivering actives through the skin barrier. This book enables readers to understand the delivery...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction & Literature review
• Materials & Methods
• A Simple Method of Microneedle Array Fabrication for Transdermal Drug Delivery
• Protein Encapsulation in Polymeric Microneedles by Photolithography
• Microneedle Patch for Fast Onset and Long-lasting Delivery of Painkillers
• Microneedle Patch to Deliver Collagen through the Skin
• Recent trends in microneedle development & applications in medicine & cosmetics (2013-2018)
• Conclusions & Future Directions
• Index.