Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Self-implantable double-layered micro-drug-reservoirs for efficient and controlled ocular drug delivery

  • Aung Than,
  • Chenghao Liu,
  • Hao Chang,
  • Phan Khanh Duong,
  • Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung,
  • Chenjie Xu,
  • Xiaomeng Wang,
  • Peng Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06981-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Treatment for eye injuries and diseases is most efficient when delivered directly into the eye. Here, the authors developed a patient-friendly eye patch equipped with an array of detachable microneedles, through which drugs can be delivered through the cornea for an extended period of time.