Abstract
Customized microneedle arrays (CMNAs) hold great promise for precise transdermal delivery in a minimally invasive manner. Currently, the fast customization of microneedle arrays remains a great challenge. Here, we show a static optical projection lithography (SOPL) technology for fast 3D printing CMNAs. In this technology, the digital light is statically projected to induce the spatial polymerization of monomer solutions, and therefore microneedle formation can be precisely controlled by the intensity distribution of the projected light. The obtained CMNAs do not have the stair-like surface and layer-by-layer structure that are associated with the common 3D-printing technologies. This method enables fast fabrication of CMNAs with designed shape, size, and distribution in seconds without mechanical motion system. Up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were delivered into skin by the CMNAs, to form a personalized dot matrix for in vivo information storage. Under the irradiation of near-infrared (NIR) light, the UCNPs in skin displayed a visible dot matrix, presenting information encoded in the structure of CMNAs. This work demonstrates a SOPL technology for rapidly customizing high-quality microneedle arrays and a CMNA-mediated in vivo information storage strategy.
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