Journal
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 103, Issue 5, Pages 1478-1486Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1002/jps.23921
Keywords
microneedle; hydrogel; micropore; skin barrier; diffusion; OCT; percutaneous; skin; transdermal
Funding
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/K020234/1]
- Wellcome Trust [WT094085MA]
- BBSRC [BB/K020234/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/K020234/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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We describe, for the first time, quantification of in-skin swelling and fluid uptake by hydrogel-forming microneedle (MN) arrays and skin barrier recovery in human volunteers. Such MN arrays, prepared from aqueous blends of hydrolyzed poly(methylvinylether/maleic anhydride) (15%, w/w) and the cross-linker poly(ethyleneglycol) 10,000 Da (7.5%, w/w), were inserted into the skin of human volunteers (n = 15) to depths of approximately 300 m by gentle hand pressure. The MN arrays swelled in skin, taking up skin interstitial fluid, such that their mass had increased by approximately 30% after 6 h in skin. Importantly, however, skin barrier function recovered within 24 h after MN removal, regardless of how long the MN had been in skin or how much their volume had increased with swelling. Further research on closure of MN-induced micropores is required because transepidermal water loss measurements suggested micropore closure, whereas optical coherence tomography indicated that MN-induced micropores had not closed over, even 24 h after MN had been removed. There were no complaints of skin reactions, adverse events, or strong views against MN use by any of the volunteers. Only some minor erythema was noted after patch removal, although this always resolved within 48 h, and no adverse events were present on follow-up. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 103:1478-1486, 2014
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