Introducing all-inkjet-printed microneedles for in-vivo biosensing

Microneedles are mainly used for pain-free drug administration and in biosensing for wearable systems. They are also promising for fields such as agronomy for precision farming, but their fabrication is not straightforward, often requiring expensive equipment and cleanroom protocols, being unsuitabl...

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Autores: Rosati, Giulio, Batista Deroco, Patricia, Guitti Bonando, Matheus, Dalkiranis, Gustavo G., Cordero-Edwards, Kumara, Maroli, Gabriel, Tatsuo Kubota, Lauro, Oliveira Jr., Osvaldo N., Saito, Lúcia A. M., Castro Silva, Cecilia de Carvalho, Merkoçi, Arben
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/375854
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/375854
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Microneedles are mainly used for pain-free drug administration and in biosensing for wearable systems. They are also promising for fields such as agronomy for precision farming, but their fabrication is not straightforward, often requiring expensive equipment and cleanroom protocols, being unsuitable for mass production. Here, we report a new and simple method for the scalable fabrication of all-inkjet-printed conductive microneedles based on silver nanoparticles (extensible to any other metallic nanoparticle ink) and a simple example of their application for monitoring the electrochemical properties of plants.