1. Microneedles as an alternative technology for transdermal drug delivery systems: a patent review
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Anamaria Mendonça Santos, Caio de Alcântara Campos, Monna Lisa Barreto Queiroz, Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo, Saravanan Shanmugam, Lana Naiadhy Silva Santos, Mairim Russo Serafini, and Mayrton Santos Batista
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Biocompatibility ,Skin Absorption ,Pharmacology ,Administration, Cutaneous ,01 natural sciences ,Patents as Topic ,03 medical and health sciences ,Drug Delivery Systems ,0302 clinical medicine ,Drug Discovery ,Animals ,Humans ,Technology, Pharmaceutical ,Medicine ,Skin ,Transdermal ,business.industry ,food and beverages ,Drug degradation ,General Medicine ,0104 chemical sciences ,Bioavailability ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,Needles ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Drug delivery ,business - Abstract
Introduction: The most conventional drug delivery systems exist with limitations such as drug degradation, toxicity and low bioavailability. Also, hypodermic injections can cause pain, compromising...
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- 2020