Fabrication of Microneedles by Pulsating In Situ Dried Electrostretching for Transdermal Drug Delivery

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Mai, Ngoc Luan
Yong, Yuen
Hoang, Thi Van Anh
Vu, Trung Hieu
Vu, Hoai-Duc
Doan, Van Canh
Cai, Donglin
Dinh, Thien Xuan
Dao, Dzung Viet
Dau, Van Thanh
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2025
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This paper introduces a novel pulsating in situ dried electrostretching (PIDES) technique for the fabrication of microneedles (MNs) for transdermal drug delivery. This method utilizes pulsed voltage to induce electrohydrodynamic forces that stretch and freeze a polymer droplet into a conical shape with a micrometer-scale tip. With the effects of solvent evaporation, the polymeric droplet is in situ stretched into a conical shape and solidified, transforming into a sharp MN, suitable for transdermal drug administration. Penetration and mechanical tests confirm that the MNs possess sufficient sharpness and strength for effective skin penetration applications. Additionally, curcumin loading and in vitro release tests with different concentrations demonstrate the MNs' ability to carry drugs and exhibit effective controlled release profiles. These findings highlight PIDES as a promising, low-cost, and simple approach for the development of painless and efficient transdermal drug delivery systems.

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Small Methods

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© 2025 The Author(s). Small Methods published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Biomedical engineering

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Mai, NL; Yong, Y; Hoang, TVA; Vu, TH; Vu, H-D; Doan, VC; Cai, D; Dinh, TX; Dao, DV; Dau, VT, Fabrication of Microneedles by Pulsating In Situ Dried Electrostretching for Transdermal Drug Delivery, Small Methods, 2025, pp. 2500183

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