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ArticleScientific reports2021

Detachable dissolvable microneedles: intra-epidermal and intradermal diffusion, effect on skin surface, and application in hyperpigmentation treatment.

Pritsana Sawutdeechaikul, Silada Kanokrungsee, Thanyapat Sahaspot, Kamonwan Thadvibun, Wijit Banlunara, Benchaphorn Limcharoen, Titiporn Sansureerungsikul, Teeranut Rutwaree, Miranda Oungeun, Supason Wanichwecharungruang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pritsana SawutdeechaikulDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Silada KanokrungseeFaculty of Medicine, Skin Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thanyapat SahaspotFaculty of Medicine, Skin Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kamonwan ThadvibunFaculty of Medicine, Skin Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wijit BanlunaraDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Benchaphorn LimcharoenDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Titiporn SansureerungsikulMineed Technology, 142 Innovation Cluster 2, Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Teeranut RutwareeMineed Technology, 142 Innovation Cluster 2, Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Miranda OungeunDepartment of Petrochemistry and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Supason WanichwecharungruangDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. psupason@chula.ac.th.
Chulalongkorn University · THSrinakharinwirot University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Delivering bioactive compounds into skin tissue has long been a challenge. Using ex vivo porcine and rat skins, here we demonstrate that a detachable dissolvable microneedle (DDMN) array, a special dissolvable microneedle that allows needle detachment from the base within 2 min post administration, can effectively embed a model compound into epidermis and dermis. Diffusion of the compound from the needle embedding sites to the nearby skin tissue is demonstrated at various post administration periods. The relationship between the time that a conventional dissolvable microneedle array is left on skin without needle detachment from the base and the degree of skin surface abrasion at each microneedle penetration spot is also demonstrated on skin of human volunteers. Co-loading glutathione with vitamin C (vitC) can stabilize vitC in the DDMN. DDMN loaded with vitC and glutathione can help erasing post-acne-hyperpigmentation spots.

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NeedlesAnimalsAscorbic AcidDiffusionDrug Delivery SystemsDrug StabilityEpidermisGlutathioneHumansHyperpigmentationInjections, IntradermalMicroinjectionsRatsSkin Physiological PhenomenaSwineAscorbic AcidGlutathione

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PMID34916571
PMCPMC8677736
OpenAlexW4200144743

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