The Microneedle Patches: An Innovative Approach Kulkarni Rajashri R.1,*, Phadtare Dipti G.2 1Department of Quality Assurance Techniques, R. G. Sapkal College of Pharmacy, Anjaneri, Nashik 2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. G. Sapkal College of Pharmacy, Anjaneri, Nashik *Corresponding Author E-mail: kulkarniraj1993@gmail.com
Online published on 29 January, 2016. Abstract Microneedle technology is an attractive method to overcome the epidermis and effectively transport therapeutics transdermally. The fabrication of all type of needles is described with their mechanism of permeation. Microneedle patches showed efficacy in piercing the skin and delivering the drugs having high molecular weight and hydrophilic in nature. There are various advantages of microneedle transdermal drug delivery methods over other techniques which help to make it successful delivery system. It is a novel method of incorporating drug in microneedles having tremendous scope and various applications. Top Keywords Microneedle patch, transdermal drug delivery, mechanism. Top |