3D-printed microneedle arrays for drug delivery

R Li, L Zhang, X Jiang, L Li, S Wu, X Yuan… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microneedle arrays provide an efficient tool for transdermal drug delivery in a minimally
invasive and painless manner, showing great potential applications in medicine. However, it …

Pharmaceutical applications of 3D printing

G Chen, Y Xu, PCL Kwok, L Kang - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Although 3D printing (3DP) has long been an integral part of industries such as
aviation and automotive, its use in healthcare, especially the pharmaceutical industry, is …

3D printing as a transformative tool for microneedle systems: Recent advances, manufacturing considerations and market potential

SN Economidou, D Douroumis - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review aims at identifying the key progress points that have been made on the
use of 3D printing to manufacture microneedles in the past 3 years. The advances in the …

A review of 3D-printing of microneedles

M Olowe, SK Parupelli, S Desai - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microneedles are micron-sized devices that are used for the transdermal administration of a
wide range of active pharmaceutics substances with minimally invasive pain. In the past …

Microneedles: Characteristics, materials, production methods and commercial development

A Tucak, M Sirbubalo, L Hindija, O Rahić, J Hadžiabdić… - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although transdermal drug delivery systems (DDS) offer numerous benefits for patients,
including the avoidance of both gastric irritation and first-pass metabolism effect, as well as …

High resolution photopolymer for 3D printing of personalised microneedle for transdermal delivery of anti-wrinkle small peptide

SH Lim, H Kathuria, MHB Amir, X Zhang… - Journal of controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Acetyl-hexapeptide 3 (AHP-3) has good efficacy and safety profile as an anti-
wrinkle small peptide. However, its skin permeation is poor due to its hydrophilicity and large …

[HTML][HTML] Design and fabrication of customizable microneedles enabled by 3D printing for biomedical applications

JM Loh, YJL Lim, JT Tay, HM Cheng, HL Tey, K Liang - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Microneedles (MNs) is an emerging technology that employs needles ranging from 10 to
1000 μm in height, as a minimally invasive technique for various procedures such as …

Recent progress of 3D-printed microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

Q Yang, W Zhong, L Xu, H Li, Q Yan, Y She… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microneedles as novel transdermal drug delivery systems have lately attracted extensive
attention due to their distinguished properties, including improved patient compliance and …

Microneedle arrays for drug delivery and diagnostics: toward an optimized design, reliable insertion, and penetration

V Ebrahiminejad, PD Prewett… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the past two decades, microneedles have been extensively studied for transdermal
delivery of drug or vaccines and for bio‐fluid extraction. Microneedle‐based devices consist …

[HTML][HTML] Cosmeceutical peptides in the framework of sustainable wellness economy

F Errante, P Ledwoń, R Latajka, P Rovero… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Among the many aspects that contribute to the wellness of each individual, healthy and
younger-looking skin play a relevant role, as clearly shown by the important growth of the …