Microneedles explores the design, fabrication and use of microneedles for drug and vaccine delivery. This book discusses the contemporary status of the field, describing several areas in detail, including the distinct types of microneedles (dissolving, solid, coted, hollow and hydrogel-forming). The anatomy of the eye is also described to facilitate an understanding of microneedle-assisted ocular drug delivery. Finally, the book provides a detailed discussion of microneedle use in the field of diagnostics, with a chapter dedicated to the mathematical modeling of microneedle-mediated drug delivery.
As microneedles can be used by research scientists in academia and in industry, this book will be ideal for regulatory scientists and graduate students who find the topic relevant to their area of study.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Fabrication of microneedles - p. 21 3. Chapter 3 Dissolving microneedles - p. 49 4. Chapter 4 Anatomy and physiology of the eye - p. 73 5. Chapter 5 Microneedle-assisted drug delivery to the eye - p. 93 6. Chapter 6 Microneedles for diagnostic testing - p. 115 7. Chapter 7 Therapeutic drug monitoring with microneedles - p. 139 8. Chapter 8 Miscellaneous routes of microneedle-assisted drug delivery - p. 147 9. Chapter 9 Mathematical modeling of drug delivery from microneedles - p. 161 10. Chapter 10 Solid microneedles - p. 183 11. Chapter 11 Coated microneedles - p. 207 12. Chapter 12 Hollow microneedles - p. 221 13. Chapter 13 Hydrogel-forming microneedles - p. 233 14. Index - p. 249
Microneedles explores the design, fabrication and use of microneedles for drug and vaccine delivery. This book discusses the contemporary status of the field, describing several areas in detail, including the distinct types of microneedles (dissolving, solid, coted, hollow and hydrogel-forming). The anatomy of the eye is also described to facilitate an understanding of microneedle-assisted ocular drug delivery. Finally, the book provides a detailed discussion of microneedle use in the field of diagnostics, with a chapter dedicated to the mathematical modeling of microneedle-mediated drug delivery.
As microneedles can be used by research scientists in academia and in industry, this book will be ideal for regulatory scientists and graduate students who find the topic relevant to their area of study.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Fabrication of microneedles - p. 21 3. Chapter 3 Dissolving microneedles - p. 49 4. Chapter 4 Anatomy and physiology of the eye - p. 73 5. Chapter 5 Microneedle-assisted drug delivery to the eye - p. 93 6. Chapter 6 Microneedles for diagnostic testing - p. 115 7. Chapter 7 Therapeutic drug monitoring with microneedles - p. 139 8. Chapter 8 Miscellaneous routes of microneedle-assisted drug delivery - p. 147 9. Chapter 9 Mathematical modeling of drug delivery from microneedles - p. 161 10. Chapter 10 Solid microneedles - p. 183 11. Chapter 11 Coated microneedles - p. 207 12. Chapter 12 Hollow microneedles - p. 221 13. Chapter 13 Hydrogel-forming microneedles - p. 233 14. Index - p. 249
