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Research Article

Microneedle-assisted transdermal delivery of Zolmitriptan: effect of microneedle geometry, in vitro permeation experiments, scaling analyses and numerical simulations

Chandra Teja UppuluriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KVSR Siddahrtha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, India; View further author information
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Jyothirmayee DevineniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KVSR Siddahrtha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, India; View further author information
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Tao HanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK; View further author information
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Atul NayakDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK; View further author information
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Kartik J. NairDepartment of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford, UKView further author information
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Benjamin R. WhitesideDepartment of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford, UKView further author information
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Diganta B. DasDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK; View further author information
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Buchi N. NalluriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, KVSR Siddahrtha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1292-1303 | Received 19 Dec 2016, Accepted 23 Mar 2017, Published online: 20 Apr 2017

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