Figure 1.
Cumulative number of publications on microneedles. The number of publications was determined by searching the PubMed database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/) and Web of Science (http://apps.webofknowledge.com) on 25 November 2011 using the search terms “microneedle”, “microfabricated needle”, and “nanopatch”. Conference proceedings were excluded.