A comprehensive review of microneedles: Types, materials, processes, characterizations and applications

FK Aldawood, A Andar, S Desai - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drug delivery through the skin offers many advantages such as avoidance of hepatic first-
pass metabolism, maintenance of steady plasma concentration, safety, and compliance over …

Development of vaccine formulations: past, present, and future

C D'Amico, F Fontana, R Cheng, HA Santos - Drug Delivery and …, 2021 - Springer
The current situation, heavily influenced by the ongoing pandemic, puts vaccines back into
the spotlight. However, the conventional and traditional vaccines present disadvantages …

Marine polymeric microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

T Moniz, SAC Lima, S Reis - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Transdermal drug delivery is considered one of the most attractive routes for administration
of pharmaceutic and cosmetic active ingredients due to the numerous advantages …

Progress in microneedle array patch (MAP) for vaccine delivery

TT Nguyen, Y Oh, Y Kim, Y Shin, SK Baek… - Human Vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A microneedle array patch (MAP) has been developed as a new delivery
system for vaccines. Preclinical and clinical trials with a vaccine MAP showed improved …

Dissolvable microneedle patches to enable increased access to vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and future pandemic outbreaks

J O'Shea, MR Prausnitz, N Rouphael - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vaccines are an essential component of pandemic preparedness but can be limited due to
challenges in production and logistical implementation. While vaccine candidates were …

Novel formulations and drug delivery systems to administer biological solids

Y Zhang, DA Davis, K AboulFotouh, J Wang… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent advances in formulation sciences have expanded the previously limited design
space for biological modalities, including peptide, protein, and vaccine products. At the …

Nanovaccine delivery approaches and advanced delivery systems for the prevention of viral infections: from development to clinical application

AS Cordeiro, Y Patil-Sen, M Shivkumar, R Patel… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Viral infections causing pandemics and chronic diseases are the main culprits implicated in
devastating global clinical and socioeconomic impacts, as clearly manifested during the …

Emerging skin-targeted drug delivery strategies to engineer immunity: A focus on infectious diseases

E Korkmaz, SC Balmert, CD Carey… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Infectious pathogens are global disrupters. Progress in biomedical science and
technology has expanded the public health arsenal against infectious diseases. Specifically …

Finite element analysis for biodegradable dissolving microneedle materials on skin puncture and mechanical performance evaluation

Q Yan, J Weng, S Shen, Y Wang, M Fang, G Zheng… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, a micro-molding technology was used to prepare the microneedles (MNs),
while a texture analyzer was used to measure its Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio and …

Characteristics of immune induction by transcutaneous vaccination using dissolving microneedle patches in mice

S Hirobe, R Susai, H Takeuchi, R Eguchi, S Ito… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transcutaneous immunization (TCI) is an appealing vaccination method. Compared with
conventional injectable immunization, TCI is easier and less painful. We previously …