Microneedles Help Lidocaine Permeate Through Horse Skin
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
January 8, 2015
Pretreating an area with microneedles resulted in a 170% increase in the amount of lidocaine that permeated the skin.
Pretreating an area with microneedles resulted in a 170% increase in the amount of lidocaine that permeated the skin.
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