Microneedle Technology

Microneedle Technology: Advances and Biomedical Applications provides a detailed overview of advances in microneedle structure, materials, fabrication, and the strategies to improve drug delivery efficiency. In addition, it focuses on the application of microneedles for the treatment of diverse diseases, including diabetes, tumors, infectious disease, inflammatory diseases, skin infections, and wound healings. The book also summarize the application of microneedles for cosmetic purposes and biological monitoring and diagnosis.

• Provides an overview of microneedles and their design and operation
• Includes an analysis of detailed strategies that can be used to improve the key properties of microneedles, such as mechanical strength and drug delivery efficiency
• The broad application of microneedles in a variety of diseases (e.g., metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, tumor) and medical cosmetics are described in order to provide reference points for the clinical application of microneedles
• Discusses the combination of microneedles with advanced technologies such as biosensing and medical devices, thereby showing how to achieve personalized precision medicine