Topical drug delivery based on porous silicon nanoneedles

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1125400

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

There are currently a number of new drugs that can only be administered through the skin via hypodermic needles, which is costly, invasive and carries the risk of infection spread. This project proposes to develop an alternative strategy based on skin patches covered in millions of microscopic porous needles. These needles are able to puncture the skin painlessly to provide rapid and minimally-invasive administration of drugs for treatment of skin diseases, such as melanoma or psoriasis.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $318,768.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanomedicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

drug delivery systems | epidermal barrier | nanotechnology | skin cancer | skin permeability

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