Design of customizable devices for cutaneous drug delivery and diagnosis

• Main Author: Wong, Sammi Xue Yi
• Other Authors: Chen Peng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Drug delivery; Bioengineering; Cutaneous delivery; Skin research; Microneedle; Biopsy microneedles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177941
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Skin biopsies are routinely used for diagnosing skin diseases and malignancies, employing techniques like shave, punch, incisional, and excisional biopsies. While effective, these methods can be invasive and result in scarring and discomfort. Microneedle (MN) biopsies, enabled by advance...