1. Microneedles: quick and easy delivery methods of vaccines
- Author
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Kee-Jong Hong, Ki Mun Kwon, Grace Jee, Joo Young Kim, Su-Min Lim, Da-Hee Kim, Seulgi Choi, and Hee-Eun Jin
- Subjects
0301 basic medicine ,Pharmacology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Vaccines ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Vaccine delivery ,Brief Communication ,Vaccination ,03 medical and health sciences ,Delivery methods ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Infectious Diseases ,Needle-free vaccination ,Infectious disease (medical specialty) ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,030215 immunology ,Transdermal ,Microneedles ,Transdermal drug delivery system - Abstract
Vaccination is the most efficient method for infectious disease prevention. Parenteral injections such as intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections have several advantages in vaccine delivery, but there are many drawbacks. Thus, the development of a new vaccine delivery system has long been required. Recently, microneedles have been attracting attention as new vaccination tools. Microneedle is a highly effective transdermal vaccine delivery method due to its mechanism of action, painlessness, and ease of use. Here, we summarized the characteristics of microneedles and the possibilities as a new vaccine delivery route.
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- 2017