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. 2015 Oct 22;7(4):438–470. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics7040438

Figure 13.

Figure 13

Schematic representation of the mechanism of action of a microneedle array device. The device perforates the stratum corneum (SC) providing direct access of drugs to the underlying viable epidermis, without reaching blood vessels and nerve fibres located in the dermis (Reprinted from [12] with permission. Copyright 2013 Elsevier).