Smart Responsive Microneedles for Controlled Drug Delivery

November 2023 in “ Molecules ”

Zhenzhen Qi, Zheng Yan, Guohongfang Tan, Subhas C. Kundu, Shenzhou Lu

Studysummary This review focuses on recent advances in smart responsive polymer microneedles, which offer precise, on-demand drug delivery triggered by external or physiological stimuli, highlighting significant research implications for transdermal drug administration according to this source.

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