Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A (대한기계학회논문집A)

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Prestrain-induced Reduction in Skin Tissue Puncture Force of Microneedle

초기변형률에 의한 미소바늘의 피부조직 관통력 감소

  • Received : 2016.03.04
  • Accepted : 2016.08.08
  • Published : 2016.10.01
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Abstract

Despite all the recent advances in biodegradable material-based microneedles, the bending and failure (especially buckling) of a biodegradable microneedle during skin tissue insertion remains a major technical hurdle for its large-scale commercialization. A reduction in skin tissue puncture force during microneedle insertion remains an essential issue in successfully developing a biodegradable microneedle. Here, we consider uniaxial and equibiaxial prestrains applied to a skin tissue as mechanophysical stimuli that can reduce the skin tissue puncture force, and investigate the effect of prestrain on the changes in skin tissue puncture force. For a porcine skin tissue similar to that of humans, the skin tissue puncture force of a flat-end microneedle is measured with a z-axis stage equipped with a load cell, which provides a force-time curve during microneedle insertion. The findings of this study lead to a quantitative characterization of the relationship between prestrain and the skin tissue puncture force.

최근 미세가공기술이 발전함에 따라 생체분해성 소재 기반의 미소바늘 혹은 미소바늘 주사기에 대한 연구가 각광을 받고 있다. 일반적으로 생체분해성 소재는 기계적 강도가 낮아 생체분해성 소재 기반의 미소바늘은 피부조직 관통 시 구부려지거나 파손되는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기계적 강도가 향상된 생체적합성 소재를 새로이 합성하는 대신에 미소바늘 삽입 전 피부조직에 1축 혹은 등2축 초기변형률을 가해 미소바늘의 피부조직 관통력을 감소시키는 방법에 대해 살펴본다. 실험에서는 1축 혹은 등 2축 초기변형률을 가해 준 돼지 피부조직에 미소바늘을 삽입시키면서 힘-시간 데이터를 획득함으로써 초기변형률에 의한 미소바늘의 관통력 변화를 측정하였다. 본 연구를 통해 미소바늘의 피부조직 관통력은 피부조직에 초기변형률을 가해주는 방법으로 감소시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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