Microneedle Patterning of 3D Nonplanar Surfaces on Implantable Medical Devices Using Soft Lithography
Jang S, Doshi T, Nerayo J, Caprio A, Alaie S, Auge J, Min J, Mosadegh B, Dunham S. Microneedle Patterning of 3D Nonplanar Surfaces on Implantable Medical Devices Using Soft Lithography. Micromachines 2019, 10: 705. PMID: 31623246, PMCID: PMC6843263, DOI: 10.3390/mi10100705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicroneedle arraysSoft lithographic patterning methodNonplanar surfacesLithographic patterning methodImplantable medical devicesBulk material propertiesMedical devicesPolydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) moldMaterial propertiesPolyurethane substrateSoft lithographyPatterning methodMicroneedle surfacePolyurethane devicePlanar substratesSurface propertiesInflatable objectsComplex 3D objectsNonplanar shapeDevicesSurfaceConventional methodsArrayDrug deliverySpecific functionalities