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Techniques in Sonophoresis Biomedical Devices and Their Applications

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Humans have always attempted to improve their health by ingesting or administering drugs. Examples appear throughout written history, from very continent and culture. Although thousands upon thousands of drugs had been developed, there are still many illnesses that remain unsolved, such as cancer and diabetes. During the 20th century, drug discovery frequently resulted from empiricism and it happens that as technology advanced particularly after 1970, the method of drug delivery and drug production became increasing complicated and rational [1]. New technology and biological insight have led to new class of therapeutic agents. A revolution in drug development is already upon us. More and more complex agents, such as antibodies and gene-based drugs, are emerging as clinically viable entities.

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Yeo, S.H., Zhang, H.Y. (2006). Techniques in Sonophoresis Biomedical Devices and Their Applications. In: Leondes, C.T. (eds) MEMS/NEMS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25786-1_34

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