Microneedles (MNs)-Based Technology

Dr. Neetu Talreja working as Associate Professor in the Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Alliance University, Anekal, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562 106, India. She completed her Ph.D. in chemistry from collaboration between the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Banasthali University, India. Before joining Alliance University, Anekal, Bengaluru, India, she worked as Researcher at the University of Concepcion, University of La Serena, Chile, Gachon University, South Korea, and the Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China. Her research focuses mainly on interdisciplinary research involving nanomaterials and chemical sciences such as synthesis, nanomaterials characterization, two-dimensional nanomaterials, and polymeric composite-based materials for energy and environmental applications. Dr. Divya Chauhan is working as Manager, Strategy and Transactions Ernst & Young Global LLP, India. She completed her Ph.D. in chemistry from collaboration between the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Banasthali University, India. Before joining Ernst & Young Global LLP, India, she worked as Researcher at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA, Panjab University, India, and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China. She holds broad national and international experience in water quality monitoring, material synthesis, and water and air purification. Dr. Mohammad Ashfaq is currently Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India. He completed his Ph.D. in biotechnology from collaboration between the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Banasthali University, India. Before joining Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India, he worked as Assistant Professor at BS Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India, Researcher at the University of La Serena, Chile, University of Concepcion, Chile, and Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Microneedle Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China. He focuses mainly on interdisciplinary research involving nanomaterials and biological sciences, such as synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanomaterials/carbon nanofibers and polymeric composite-based materials. His area of interest consists of nanotechnology, nano-bioscience, biomedical applications of polymeric composite/nanotechnology, nano-cytotoxicity, biosensors, controlled release drug delivery systems, nanoparticle systems of metals and metal oxides, and its interaction of plants and animal cells.

• Microneedles: Fabrication, characterization, and commercialization strategy.- Rapidly separating microneedles based transdermal patches.- Dissolvable polymeric microneedles for insulin delivery.- Hollow microneedles based injectable delivery system.- Porous polymeric microneedles for transdermal delivery system.- Polymeric microneedles for vaccine delivery.- Microneedles based epidermal sensor for the diagnosis of diseases.- Microneedles based delivery system for plants.- Microneedles-based technology for monitoring the food health.- Microneedles based transdermal patches for wound dressing.- Microneedles-based sensor for detection of environmental pollution.- Carbon-doped microneedles for environmental applications.