Microneedling in Clinical Practice

Boris Stoeber, PEng, PhD is Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research Chair in Microfluidics and Sensing Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Raja K Sivamani, MD, MS (Bioengineering), AP is Ayurvedic Practitioner, Pacific Skin Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Director of Clinical Research, University of California, Davis; Associate Professor of Dermatology, California Northstate University, College of Medicine; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Microbiome Labs Research Initiative, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento Howard I. Maibach, MD is Professor, Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco

List of Contributors. 1.Microneedles and Trandermal Transport. 2.Skin perforation and solid microneedles. 3.Dissolvable and Coated Microneedle Arrays: Design, Fabrication, Materials, and Administration Methods. 4.Hollow Microneedles. 5.Microneedles vs other transdermal technologies. 6.Combination of Microneedles with other methods. 7.Medical Applications of Microneedles. 8.Therapeutic drug and biomolecule monitoring potential for microneedle technologies. 9.Commercialized Microneedles. 10.Considerations for Clinical Trials Involving Microneedle Devices. 11.Cosmetic Applications. 12.Dermatotoxicology of Microneedles in Man. Index.