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Microneedles Drug Delivery: Polymeric Microneedle Arrays: Versatile Tools for an Innovative Approach to Drug Administration (Adv. Therap. 8/2019)
Author(s) -
Dardano Principia,
Battisti Mario,
Rea Ilaria,
Serpico Luigia,
Terracciano Monica,
Cammarano Aniello,
Nicolais Luigi,
Stefano Luca
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
0ISSN - 2366-3987
DOI - 10.1002/adtp.201970018
Subject(s) - drug delivery , nanotechnology , drug administration , healthcare delivery , drug , medicine , biomedical engineering , materials science , health care , pharmacology , economic growth , economics
Microneedle devices could play the role of a painless door to the human body. These devices enable high performance in both drug delivery and diagnostic analysis. While there has been a strong effort by the healthcare industry and applied research laboratories, the microneedles platform has not yet reached commercial success in the global market. In this competitive frame, the simplest fabrication processes and the best performing products will rise to the top of the market. In article number 1900036, Luca De Stefano and co‐workers review recent advances in this field.