Hollow silicon microneedles, fabricated using combined wet and dry etching techniques, for transdermal delivery and diagnostics

• Published in: International journal of pharmaceutics Vol. 637; p. 122888
• Main Authors: O'Mahony, Conor, Sebastian, Ryan, Tjulkins, Fjodors, Whelan, Derek, Bocchino, Andrea, Hu, Yuan, O'Brien, Joe, Scully, Jim, Hegarty, Margaret, Blake, Alan, Slimi, Inès, Clover, A. James P., Lyness, Alexander, Kelleher, Anne-Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 25.04.2023
• Subjects: Administration, Cutaneous; bioMEMS; Diagnostics; Drug Delivery Systems - instrumentation; Equipment Design - methods; Humans; Manufacturing Industry; Microinjections - instrumentation; Microinjections - methods; Microneedles; Needles; Reproducibility of Results; Silicon; Silicon etching; Skin; Transdermal delivery; Transdermal delivery; bioMEMS; Microneedles; Diagnostics; Silicon etching

[Display omitted] Microneedle-based technologies are the subject of intense research and commercial interest for applications in transdermal delivery and diagnostics, primarily because of their minimally invasive and painless nature, which in turn could lead to increased patient compliance and self-...