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Painless Microneedles: Limpet Tooth‐Inspired Painless Microneedles Fabricated by Magnetic Field‐Assisted 3D Printing (Adv. Funct. Mater. 5/2021)
Author(s) -
Li Xiangjia,
Shan Weitong,
Yang Yang,
Joralmon Dylan,
Zhu Yizhen,
Chen Yiyu,
Yuan Yuan,
Xu Han,
Rong Jiahui,
Dai Rui,
Nian Qiong,
Chai Yang,
Chen Yong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202170033
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , 3d printing , drug delivery , biomedical engineering , composite material , medicine
In article number 2003725, Xiangjia Li, Yang Chai, Yong Chen, and co‐workers present limpet tooth inspired painless microneedles with the capability of controllable drug delivery. The microneedles are fabricated via a magnetic field‐assisted 3D printing process, and the aligned magnetic nanoparticles show promising enhanced compression resistance. This opens intriguing perspectives for designing microneedles with sharp features and excellent mechanical strength based on bioinspired hierarchical structures.