JOURNAL ARTICLE

Swellable silk fibroin microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

Zhuping YinDajiang KuangShiyi WangZhaozhu ZhengVamsi K. YadavalliShenzhou Lu

Year: 2017 Journal:   International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Vol: 106 Pages: 48-56   Publisher: Elsevier BV
Keywords:
Transdermal Fibroin Swelling Materials science Self-healing hydrogels Biocompatibility Polydimethylsiloxane Drug delivery Chemical engineering Swelling capacity Controlled release Aqueous solution Biomedical engineering Composite material Nanotechnology SILK Polymer chemistry Chemistry Organic chemistry Pharmacology

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Topics

Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
Life Sciences →  Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics →  Pharmaceutical Science
Dermatology and Skin Diseases
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Dermatology
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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