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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Main Author: Chu, Leonard Yi
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37177

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