Minimally-invasive and targeted therapeutic cell delivery to the skin using microneedle devices.

CONCLUSIONS: Hollow microneedles provide an innovative and minimally-invasive method for delivering functional cells into the skin. Microneedle cell delivery represents a potential new treatment option for cell therapy approaches including skin re-pigmentation, wound repair, scar and burn remodelling, immune therapies, and cancer vaccines. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - September 2, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Gualeni B, Coulman SA, Shah D, Eng PF, Ashraf H, Vescovo P, Blayney GJ, Piveteau LD, Guy OJ, Birchall JC Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research