Composite microneedle array including nanostructures thereon
AssigneeVivasor, Inc.
InventorRussell Frederick Ross
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Abstract
Disclosed are composite microneedles arrays including microneedles and a film overlaying the microneedles. The film includes a plurality of nano-sized structures fabricated thereon. Devices may be utilized for interacting with a component of the dermal connective tissue. A random or non-random pattern of structures may be fabricated such as a complex pattern including structures of differing sizes and/or shapes. Devices may be beneficially utilized for delivery of an agent to a cell or tissue. Devices may be utilized to directly or indirectly alter cell behavior through the interaction of a fabricated nanotopography with the plasma membrane of a cell and/or with an extracellular matrix component.
Claims8
A drug delivery device comprising:
- a composite microneedle array comprising:
- a microneedle assembly that comprises a plurality of microneedles;
- a film overlaying at least one microneedle of the microneedle assembly, the film having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the film is adhered to the microneedle and at least partially conforms thereto, the film comprising a plurality of nanostructures on the second surface of the film arranged to project outward from the second surface of the film, and wherein at least a portion of the nanostructures have a cross-sectional dimension of less than 500 nanometers and greater than 5 nanometers, a height of from 10 nanometers to 1 micrometer, and an aspect ratio of from 0.2 to 5;
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- a reservoir for holding a drug compound, the reservoir being in fluid connection with the microneedle array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.