December 2025 in “Sensors” Microneedles in wearables can deliver drugs over time but face challenges in manufacturing and safety.
March 2026 in “Pharmaceutics” TheDES improve drug delivery through the skin but need more safety checks.
August 2022 in “Scholars academic journal of pharmacy” Invasomes loaded with clotrimazole gel could improve drug delivery through the skin for fungal treatment.
2 citations
,
November 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” Cell-mediated drug delivery systems improve skin disease treatment by using living cells for precise, prolonged, and less toxic therapy.
August 2025 in “MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications” Liposomal delivery systems improve drug absorption through the skin, offering potential for better treatments.
March 2024 in “Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences” Polymeric microneedles offer a less invasive, long-lasting drug delivery method that improves patient compliance and reduces side effects.
January 2025 in “Advances in Dermatology and Allergology” Micro-needling helps deliver substances deeper into the skin and promotes skin repair.
36 citations
,
August 2020 in “Polymers” The patch delivers more drugs through the skin effectively.
April 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Nanotechnology improves skin treatments by enhancing delivery and reducing side effects.
April 2026 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical and BioTech Industry” AI-enhanced smart patches can personalize drug delivery for better treatment outcomes.
September 2025 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” The nanoemulsion system effectively delivers drugs through the skin and shows promise for treating skin conditions.
July 2020 in “CRS 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting” Researchers developed a new skin patch that delivers more finasteride into the skin, potentially improving treatment for hair loss and prostate issues.
The new microneedle system safely delivers finasteride through the skin to treat hair loss.
1 citations
,
July 2005 in “CRC Press eBooks” Topical drugs can target hair follicles to treat skin conditions more effectively.
151 citations
,
November 2018 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” Nanoparticles improve drug delivery through the skin but more research is needed on their long-term effects and skin penetration challenges.
205 citations
,
January 2005 in “Skin pharmacology and physiology” Liposomes and niosomes can help drugs penetrate the skin better.
80 citations
,
June 2012 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” Nanoparticles improve drug delivery and effectiveness in treating inflamed skin.
34 citations
,
November 2023 in “Applied Materials Today” Nanoemulsions can effectively treat skin cancer with fewer side effects.
151 citations
,
July 2011 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Liposomal systems show promise for delivering drugs through the skin but face challenges like high costs and stability issues.
4 citations
,
May 2025 in “International Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine” Nanocarriers show promise for improving skin drug delivery in treating skin conditions.
316 citations
,
June 2004 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Microspheres about 1.5 micrometers in size can best penetrate hair follicles, potentially reaching important stem cells.
1 citations
,
July 2005 in “Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences” Targeting drugs to hair follicles can treat skin conditions, but reaching deep follicle areas is hard and needs more research.
14 citations
,
August 2021 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” Cholesterol- and phospholipid-free niosomes improve deep skin drug delivery.
20 citations
,
October 2023 in “Small” Microneedles show promise for treating hair loss, eye, and mouth diseases.
November 2025 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research”
January 2024 in “Research Portal Denmark” Artificial hair fibers improve drug delivery accuracy through skin models.
6 citations
,
December 2015 in “International journal of nanomedicine” Using sonophoresis can make it harder for certain drug-loaded liposomes to get through the skin.
9 citations
,
January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” Using hair follicles can improve skin drug delivery.
14 citations
,
February 2024 in “Pharmaceutics” We need to study how dissolving microneedles behave in the body to use them for medicine.
19 citations
,
April 2013 in “Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy” Hair follicles are important for the absorption of certain drugs into the skin.