A 3D-printed transepidermal microprojection array for human skin microbiome sampling

• Main Authors: Liang, Kun, Leong, Cheryl, Loh, Jia Min, Chan, Nathania, Lim, Larissa, Lam, Yuen In, Dawson, Thomas L., Jr., Tey, Hong Liang
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Skin Microbiome Sampling; Microprojection Array
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164073
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Skin microbiome sampling is currently performed with tools such as swabs and tape strips to collect microbes from the skin surface. However, these conventional approaches may be unable to detect microbes deeper in the epidermis or in epidermal invaginations. We describe a sampling tool with a depth...