Abstract：
:Conventional injection is still the leading method to deliver macromolecular therapeutics. Needle injection is considered a low compliance administration strategy, principally due to pain and needle phobia. This has fostered the research on the development of alternative strategies to circumvent the skin barrier. Among needle-free drug delivery methods, jet injection is an old strategy with great potential not yet completely disclosed. Here, the design, engineering and dynamic behavior of a novel spring-powered micronozzle needle-free injector is presented. Fluid mechanics was first studied in air to calculate jet force and speed as well as injection duration in different conditions. Polyacrylamide gel was used to simulate a soft tissue and to investigate the jet evolution over time of different injected doses. Finally, ex vivo characterization was carried out on pig skin. Results evidenced a direct dependence of the force, velocity, and duration with the injection volume. The model material allowed individuating the different steps of jet penetration and to attempt a mechanistic explanation. A different behavior has been recorded in the skin with interesting findings for subcutaneous and/or dermal delivery. Peculiar features with respect to existing jet injectors confers to this device good potentiality for a future clinical application.
journal_name
Int J Pharmjournal_title
International journal of pharmaceuticsauthors
Schoubben A,Cavicchi A,Barberini L,Faraon A,Berti M,Ricci M,Blasi P,Postrioti Ldoi
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.05.067subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-08-01 00:00:00pages
91-8issue
1-2eissn
0378-5173issn
1873-3476pii
S0378-5173(15)00496-2journal_volume
491pub_type
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