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Experimental Investigation on Key Parameters in Air-powered Needle-free Injection System for Skin Treatment

피부 치료를 위한 공압식 무침 주사 시스템의 주요 인자에 관한 실험적 연구

  • Received : 2018.03.26
  • Accepted : 2018.04.23
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

A needle-free injector is one of the new non-invasive players in impregnating the biological barriers. It is considered as the next phase in drug delivery and therapeutic applications. One of the major fields of application is in skin remodeling procedures. Although many studies were carried out in understanding the principle in the needle-free injection procedure, fewer studies were done with the aim of therapeutic applications. In the present study, we tried to identify key parameters that affect the jet divergence and peak stagnation pressure on the skin surface in a conventional needle-free injector for skin treatment. A summary of the working principle and effect of the key parameters are presented.

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