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Parametric Rule-Based Intelligent System (PRISM) for Design and Analysis of High-Strength Separable Microneedles.

Sanghwi Ju, Seung-Hyun Im, Kyungsun Seo, Junhyeok Lee, Seokjae Kim, Tongil Park, Taeksu Lee, Byungjeon Kang, Jayoung Kim, Ryong Sung and 2 more

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Article in Micromachines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sanghwi JuGraduate School of Data Science, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
Seung-Hyun ImKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.
Kyungsun SeoFint Korea Inc., 60-7 Nanosandan 5-ro, Nam-myeon, Jangseong-gun 57248, Republic of Korea.
Junhyeok LeeKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2208-1652
Seokjae KimKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.
Tongil ParkKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.
Taeksu LeeKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.
Byungjeon KangGraduate School of Data Science, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1185-1911
Jayoung KimKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.
Ryong SungFint Korea Inc., 60-7 Nanosandan 5-ro, Nam-myeon, Jangseong-gun 57248, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Oh ParkKorea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, 43-26, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208-beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011, Republic of Korea.
Doyeon BangGraduate School of Data Science, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6944-9912

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development Institute RS-2023-00302149Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 20017903National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00242528
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Abstract

Transdermal microneedle systems have received great attention due to their minimally invasive way of delivering biomolecules through the skin with reduced pain. However, designing high-strength separable microneedles, which enable easy skin penetration and easy patch detachment, is challenging. Here, we present a Parametric Rule-based Intelligent System (PRISM), which generates the design of and analyzes high-strength separable microneedles. The PRISM platform integrates parametric 3D modeling, geometry-based structural analysis, and high-resolution micro-3D printing for the creation of high-strength separable microneedles. We fabricated prototype microneedle arrays via microscale stereolithographic printing (pµSL) and demonstrated separation of microneedle tips in a skin-mimicking phantom sample. Mechanical testing showed that the suggested design achieved 2.13 ± 0.51 N axial resistance and 73.92 ± 34.77 mN shear fracture force; this surpasses that of conventional designs. Finally, an experiment using a skin-mimicking artificial phantom sample confirmed that only the PRISM-designed separable microneedles could have been inserted and separated at the target depth, whereas conventional designs failed to detach. This approach addresses the development of microneedle systems, which achieve both robust skin phantom penetration and reliable separable delivery, presenting an efficient development tool in transdermal drug delivery technology.

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drug deliverymechanical strengthmicro-3D printingparametric designseparable microneedles

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PMID40731635
PMCPMC12298898

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