DEVICE FOR EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF COMPOUNDS TO OR THROUGH THE SKIN OR BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS, USING LIGHT-ABSORBING THIN FILMS

摘要

This invention refers to a device capable of rapidly and efficiently converting the energy in a laser pulse into a high-impulse broadband pressure wave and to its applications in the transient permeabilization of a biological membrane, including the outer layers of the skin, without causing damage or discomfort. A method to deliver drugs and biologically active compounds to or through the skin, or biological barriers, with this device is also disclosed.