Coated microneedles for drug delivery to the eye.

Microneedles for drug and vaccine delivery.

Microneedles were first conceptualized for drug delivery many decades ago, but only became the subject of significant research starting in the mid-1990's when microfabrication technology enabled their manufacture as (i) solid microneedles for skin pretreatment to increase skin permeability, (ii) microneedles coated with drug that dissolves off in the skin, (iii) polymer microneedles that encaps...

Fabrication of conical microneedles array using photolithography

Background and Aim: Microneedle technology has led to huge changes in the field of drug delivery medicine. Using microneedles, the drug can be injected locally, painlessly, and in very low and controlled doses with high precision. Local drug delivery through the skin with microneedles has many advantages over other methods of drug delivery. In this method, the drug does not enter the gastrointe...

A review of the microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

Microneedles consist of micron-sized projections similar to needles. They are capable of piercing through the stratum corneum and increase the permeation of active ingredients. Besides active pharmaceutical ingredients, microneedles can also deliver cosmetic agents, biotherapeutics like insulin and vaccines and also are used in diagnostic purposes. This article examines the types of microneedle...

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Microneedles-mediated drug and vaccine delivery

Several decades past, the concept of microneedles was laid down but turned out to be the area under research in the mid 1990’s due to their production via microfabrication technology. A plethora of troubles has been associated with injection by needle-and-syringe-based delivery of drug and vaccine comprising patient compliance and acceptability, pain of needles, needlestick injuries, requiremen...