[HTML][HTML] Microneedle arrays as transdermal and intradermal drug delivery systems: Materials science, manufacture and commercial development

E Larrañeta, REM Lutton, AD Woolfson… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Transdermal drug delivery offers a number of advantages for the patient, due not only its non-
invasive and convenient nature, but also factors such as avoidance of first pass metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Microneedles: a new frontier in nanomedicine delivery

E Larrañeta, MTC McCrudden, AJ Courtenay… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Springer
This review aims to concisely chart the development of two individual research fields,
namely nanomedicines, with specific emphasis on nanoparticles (NP) and microparticles …

Microneedle patches for vaccination in developing countries

J Arya, MR Prausnitz - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
Millions of people die of infectious diseases each year, mostly in developing countries,
which could largely be prevented by the use of vaccines. While immunization rates have …

The success of microneedle-mediated vaccine delivery into skin

S Marshall, LJ Sahm, AC Moore - Human vaccines & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Microneedles (MNs) are designed to specifically target the outermost, skin barrier layer, the
stratum corneum, creating transient pathways for minimally invasive transcutaneous …

Rabies vaccination in dogs using a dissolving microneedle patch

JM Arya, K Dewitt, M Scott-Garrard, YW Chiang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Because humans get rabies primarily through dog bites, stray dog population control and
mass or mandatory vaccination of domestic dogs and other animals has virtually eliminated …

[HTML][HTML] Microneedles with controlled bubble sizes and drug distributions for efficient transdermal drug delivery

QL Wang, DD Zhu, XB Liu, BZ Chen, XD Guo - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Drug loaded dissolving microneedles (DMNs) fabricated with water soluble polymers have
received increasing attentions as a safe and efficient transdermal drug delivery system …

Tetanus vaccination with a dissolving microneedle patch confers protective immune responses in pregnancy

ES Esser, AA Romanyuk, EV Vassilieva, J Jacob… - Journal of controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Maternal and neonatal tetanus claim tens of thousands lives every year in developing
countries, but could be prevented by hygienic practices and improved immunization of …

Transcutaneous immunization via rapidly dissolvable microneedles protects against hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71

Z Zhu, X Ye, Z Ku, Q Liu, C Shen, H Luo, H Luan… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent large outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) have seriously affected the
health of young children. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the main causative agent of HFMD …

Improving global vaccine accessibility

AB Hill, C Kilgore, M McGlynn, CH Jones - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•GAVI and its partners provide inexpensive vaccines to low-income
countries.•Various barriers exist to providing global accessibility to vaccines.•Circumventing …

Nanoparticulate mediated transcutaneous immunization: Myth or reality

M Kaurav, S Minz, K Sahu, M Kumar, J Madan… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Transcutaneous immunization (TCI) is a promising route of vaccine delivery through skin
due to many well documented advantages. The main obstacle in TCI is the skin's top dead …