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Journal of Drug Targeting Volume 28, 2020 - Issue 5
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Engineering and characterisation of BCG-loaded polymeric microneedles

Muhammad Sohail ArshadFaculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan; View further author information
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Sameen FatimaFaculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan; View further author information
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Kazem NazariThe Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; View further author information
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Radeyah AliThe Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; View further author information
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Muhammad FarhanFaculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan; View further author information
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Syed Aun MuhammadInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan; View further author information
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Nasir AbbasUniversity College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; View further author information
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Amjad HussainUniversity College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; View further author information
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Israfil KucukInstitute of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Turkey; View further author information
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Ming-Wei ChangNanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Newtownabbey, UKView further author information
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Prina MehtaThe Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; View further author information
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Zeeshan AhmadThe Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 525-532 | Received 02 Sep 2019, Accepted 11 Nov 2019, Published online: 29 Nov 2019

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