Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editors; Preface; Chapter 1 Genesis of Transdermal Drug Delivery; 1.1 Skin Anatomy; 1.1.1 The Epidermis; 1.1.2 The Stratum Corneum; 1.1.3 The Dermis; 1.1.4 Skin Appendages; 1.2 Routes to Percutaneous Drug Absorption; 1.3 Facilitated Transdermal Drug Delivery; 1.3.1 Electrical-based Devices; 1.3.1.1 Iontophoresis; 1.3.1.2 Electroporation; 1.3.1.3 Ultrasound; 1.3.1.4 Cryopneumatic and Photopneumatic Technologies; 1.3.1.5 Velocity-based Devices; 1.3.1.6 Thermal Approaches (Lasers and Radiofrequency Heating)

1.3.1.7 MicroneedlesReferences; Chapter 2 Microneedle Manufacturing and Testing; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Material Types, Properties and Biocompatibility; 2.2.1 Silicon; 2.2.1.1 Biocompatibility of Silicon; 2.2.2 Metals; 2.2.2.1 Biocompatibility of Metals; 2.2.3 Ceramics; 2.2.3.1 Biocompatibility of Ceramics; 2.2.4 Silica Glass; 2.2.4.1 Biocompatibility of Silica Glass; 2.2.5 Carbohydrates; 2.2.5.1 Biocompatibility of Carbohydrates; 2.2.6 Polymers; 2.2.6.1 Biocompatibility of Polymers; 2.3 Microneedles Manufacturing and Design; 2.3.1 Basics of Microfabrication; 2.3.1.1 Lithography and Etching

2.3.1.2 Thin-film Deposition on Substrates2.3.1.3 Etching; 2.3.2 Microfabrication MNs; 2.3.2.1 Fabrication of Silicon MNs; 2.3.2.2 Fabrication of Metal and Glass MNs; 2.3.2.3 Fabrication of Polymeric MNs; 2.3.3 Microneedle Design; 2.4 Microneedle Mechanical Characterisation; 2.4.1 Axial Force Microneedle Mechanical Tests; 2.4.2 Transverse Force and Shear Strength Microneedle Mechanical Tests; 2.4.3 Baseplate Strength and Flexibility Tests; 2.4.4 Microneedle Insertion Measurements; 2.4.4.1 Staining of Microneedle-treated Skin; 2.4.4.2 Transepidermal Water Loss Measurements

2.4.4.3 Electrical Impedance Measurements2.4.4.4 Histological Tissue Staining and Sectioning; 2.4.4.5 Confocal Microscopy; 2.4.4.6 Optical Coherence Tomography; 2.4.5 Significance of Microneedle Test Results; References; Chapter 3 Microneedle-mediated Drug Delivery; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Microneedle Drug Delivery Strategies; 3.2.1 Solid Microneedles; 3.2.2 Coated Microneedles; 3.2.3 Hollow Microneedles; 3.2.4 Dissolving Microneedles; 3.2.5 Hydrogel-forming Microneedles; 3.3 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Microneedle-mediated Vaccine Delivery; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Vaccine Delivery

4.2.1 Vaccination4.2.2 Alternative Vaccine Delivery Options; 4.3 Intradermal Vaccination; 4.3.1 Skin Structure; 4.3.2 Skin Immune Response; 4.3.3 Conventional Strategies for Intradermal Vaccine Delivery; 4.4 MN Delivery of Vaccine Therapeutics; 4.4.1 Dissolving/Biodegrading Polymeric MNs; 4.4.1.1 Viral Vaccines; 4.4.1.2 Bacterial Vaccines; 4.4.1.3 Model and Novel Vaccines; 4.4.2 Hollow MNs; 4.4.3 Solid MN; 4.4.3.1 ""Poke and Patch"" Methodologies; 4.4.3.2 Coated MNs; 4.5 Future Perspectives; References

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