High aspect ratio elongated microparticles for enhanced topical drug delivery in human volunteers.

Raphael, Anthony P; Primiero, Clare A; Lin, Lynlee L; Smith, Ross Flewell; Dyer, Philip; Soyer, H Peter; Prow, Tarl W · Adv Healthc Mater · 2014

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Abstract

Delivery of therapeutics into skin is hindered by the epidermal barriers. To overcome these barriers for the treatment of skin diseases, a cutaneous delivery method capable of field treatment using silica-elongated microparticles is developed. The microparticles are massaged into the skin using a 3D-printed microtextured applicator resulting in significant field-directed drug delivery enhancement.

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