Emergence of microneedles as a potential therapeutics in diabetes mellitus

I Zahoor, S Singh, T Behl, N Sharma, T Naved… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus is a severe condition in which the pancreas produces inadequate insulin
or the insulin generated is ineffective for utilisation by the body; as a result, insulin therapy is …

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 …

Dissolving microneedle patches loaded with amphotericin B microparticles for localised and sustained intradermal delivery: Potential for enhanced treatment of …

K Peng, LK Vora, IA Tekko, AD Permana… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungal infections affect millions of people globally and are often unreceptive to conventional
topical or oral preparations because of low drug bioavailability at the infection site, lack of …

Hydrogel-forming microneedles for rapid and efficient skin deposition of controlled release tip-implants

K Peng, LK Vora, J Domínguez-Robles… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we introduce, for the first time, novel hybrid microneedle patches with
implantable poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) tips aligned with hydrogel-forming …

Long-acting nanoparticle-loaded bilayer microneedles for protein delivery to the posterior segment of the eye

Y Wu, LK Vora, Y Wang, MF Adrianto, IA Tekko… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of neovascular ocular diseases involves intravitreal injections of
therapeutic proteins using conventional hypodermic needles every 4–6 weeks. Due to the …

Strategy for osteoarthritis therapy: Improved the delivery of triptolide using liposome-loaded dissolving microneedle arrays

P Zhou, C Chen, X Yue, J Zhang, C Huang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that seriously impairs people's physical function and
quality of life. Triptolide (TP), as a promising anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of OA …

Optimization of printing parameters for digital light processing 3d printing of hollow microneedle arrays

E Mathew, G Pitzanti, AL Gomes dos Santos… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
3D printing is an emerging technology aiming towards personalized drug delivery, among
many other applications. Microneedles (MN) are a viable method for transdermal drug …

Fast customization of microneedle arrays by static optical projection lithography

X Liu, R Li, X Yuan, L Yang, J Luo, X Jiang… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Customized microneedle arrays (CMNAs) hold great promise for precise transdermal
delivery in a minimally invasive manner. Currently, the fast customization of microneedle …

Design and development of insulin microneedles for diabetes treatment

Q Zong, R Guo, N Dong, G Ling, P Zhang - Drug Delivery and …, 2021 - Springer
As a painless and minimally invasive method of self-administration, microneedle is very
promising to replace subcutaneous injection of insulin for type I diabetes treatment. Since …

Concept design of transdermal microneedles for diagnosis and drug delivery: A review

NFN Ahmad, NNN Ghazali… - Advanced Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedles (MNs) are one of intriguing approach for efficient transdermal drug delivery
that penetrates the protective skin barrier in a painless and less invasive way. In recent …