Morphology design of polymer microneedle arrays: key factors from the application perspective

B Jia, T Xia, X Wang, Y Xu, Z Guo - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microneedles invade skin tissue in a minimally invasive manner, with a small traumatic
surface and slight pain. There is growing interest in the potential application of microneedle …

Applications and prospects of microneedles in tumor drug delivery

Q Zhang, X Liu, J He - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
As drug delivery devices, microneedles are used widely in the local administration of various
drugs. Such drug-loaded microneedles are minimally invasive, almost painless, and have …

Transdermal delivery of pramipexole using microneedle technology for the potential treatment of Parkinson's disease

MB McGuckin, ARJ Hutton, ER Davis… - Molecular …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease primarily impacting
neurons responsible for dopamine production within the brain. Pramipexole (PRA) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging novel innovative thermoresponsive polymers in microneedles for targeted intradermal deposition

S Roussel, J Udabe, AB Sabri, M Calderón… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microneedles have garnered considerable attention over the years as a versatile
pharmaceutical platform that could be leveraged to deliver drugs into and across the skin. In …

Nanocarrier-Integrated Microneedles: Divulging the Potential of Novel Frontiers for Fostering the Management of Skin Ailments

P Khairnar, V Phatale, S Shukla, AO Tijani… - Molecular …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The various kinds of nanocarriers (NCs) have been explored for the delivery of therapeutics
designed for the management of skin manifestations. The NCs are considered as one of the …

Recent Advances in the Multifunctional Microneedles: From Design to Cancer Preventing, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Y Jiang, C Feng, W Wang, H Qian… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedles (MNs) have been widely applied in transdermal drug delivery owing to their
minimal invasiveness, safety, stability, and ease of administration, which is a promising tool …

Advances in microneedles for non-transdermal applications

X Cao, G Chen - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Microneedles (MNs) have emerged as a promising tool for various
therapeutic and diagnostic applications. While MNs have been prominently used for …

Microneedle-mediated drug delivery for neurological diseases

S Tan, Y Wang, X Wei, X Xiao, L Gao - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neurological disorders, including brain injury, brain tumors, and neurodegenerative
diseases, rank as the second leading cause of death worldwide. Exploring effective new …

Transdermal microneedle patches as a promising drug delivery system for anti-obesogenic molecules

C Sánchez-Trasviña, D Coronel-Meneses… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Obesity, characterized by excessive storage of lipids, has become a global pandemic with
high incidence levels, and its forecast is not encouraging. Currently, there are different …

High density cleanroom-free microneedle arrays for pain-free drug delivery

T Lijnse, K Haider, CB Lee… - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The purpose of this work is to demonstrate the fabrication process for cleanroom-free solid
metal microneedles and perform quantification of insertion profiles. Metal microneedles …