Dissolving microneedles for cutaneous drug and vaccine delivery
Currently, biopharmaceuticals including vaccines, proteins, and DNA are delivered almost exclusively through the parenteral route using hypodermic needles. However, injection by hypodermic needles generates pain and causes bleeding. Disposal of these needles also produces biohazardous sharp waste. A...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37177 |