Open AccessREVIEW ON TRANSDERMAL MICRONEEDLE-BASED DRUG DELIVERY
Author(s) -
Valsa Remony Manoj,
Hima Manoj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i1.27434
Subject(s) - transdermal , drug delivery , drug , medicine , drug administration , pharmacology , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , materials science
Drug delivery research extensively studies methods to transport proteins, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genes, antibodies, and vaccines efficiently and safely to human bodies in recent years. This review comprehensively covers the developments in microneedle-based drug delivery, their configurations, design, fabrication, and operation. The factors surrounding the mechanical strength of microneedle-based transdermal patches (MNTP’s) have also been reviewed. MNTP’s can eliminate limitations of conventional drug delivery systems. Microneedle-based transdermal delivery approach will offer a self-management, patient-friendly, and efficient administration route for drug delivery.