Microneedle-mediated transdermal and intradermal drug delivery /

• Other Authors: Donnelly, Ryan F.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: 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.; Electronic books.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.