Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Transdermal electroosmotic flow generated by a porous microneedle array patch

  • Shinya Kusama,
  • Kaito Sato,
  • Yuuya Matsui,
  • Natsumi Kimura,
  • Hiroya Abe,
  • Shotaro Yoshida,
  • Matsuhiko Nishizawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20948-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Transdermal delivery has emerged as a preferred method of drug delivery. Here, the authors report on the application of porous polymer microneedles coupled with electroosmosis powered by enzymatic batteries for the transport of small and large molecules through the skin.