Microneedles: A New Frontier in Nanomedicine Delivery.
Microneedles: A New Frontier in Nanomedicine Delivery.
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DOI:
10.1007/s11095-016-1885-5
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发表时间:
2016-05
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Donnelly RF
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作者:
Larrañeta E;McCrudden MT;Courtenay AJ;Donnelly RF
This review aims to concisely chart the development of two individual research fields, namely nanomedicines, with specific emphasis on nanoparticles (NP) and microparticles (MP), and microneedle (MN) technologies, which have, in the recent past, been exploited in combinatorial approaches for the efficient delivery of a variety of medicinal agents across the skin. This is an emerging and exciting area of pharmaceutical sciences research within the remit of transdermal drug delivery and as such will undoubtedly continue to grow with the emergence of new formulation and fabrication methodologies for particles and MN. Firstly, the fundamental aspects of skin architecture and structure are outlined, with particular reference to their influence on NP and MP penetration. Following on from this, a variety of different particles are described, as are the diverse range of MN modalities currently under development. The review concludes by highlighting some of the novel delivery systems which have been described in the literature exploiting these two approaches and directs the reader towards emerging uses for nanomedicines in combination with MN.