Microneedle-based ocular drug delivery systems – recent advances and challenges

Piotr Gadziński, Anna Froelich, Monika Wojtyłko, Antoni Białek, Julia Krysztofiak and Tomasz Osmałek
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1167–1184. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.98

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Microneedle-based ocular drug delivery systems – recent advances and challenges
Piotr Gadziński, Anna Froelich, Monika Wojtyłko, Antoni Białek, Julia Krysztofiak and Tomasz Osmałek
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1167–1184. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.98

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Gadziński, P.; Froelich, A.; Wojtyłko, M.; Białek, A.; Krysztofiak, J.; Osmałek, T. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1167–1184. doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.98

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