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Microneedle Array‐Based Platforms for Future Theranostic Applications
Author(s) -
Howells Olivia,
Rajendran Natasha,
Mcintyre Sarah,
AminiAsl Sara,
Henri Pauline,
Liu Yufei,
Guy Owen,
Cass Anthony E. G.,
Morris May C.,
Sharma Sanjiv
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201900112
Subject(s) - drug delivery , disease monitoring , nanotechnology , medicine , computer science , disease , materials science , pathology
Theranostics involves finding the biomarkers of a disease, fighting them through site specific drug delivery and following them for prognosis of the disease. Microneedle array technology has been used for drug delivery and extended for continuous monitoring of analytes present in the skin compartment. We envisage the use of microneedle arrays for future theranostic applications. The potential of combining microneedle array‐based drug delivery and diagnostics as part of closed‐loop control system for the management of diseases and delivery of precision drugs in individual patients is reported in this paper.