The skin, being the largest and most accessible organ of the body, offers an ideal gateway for the monitoring and maintenance of human health, manifested in the form of skin-interfacing diagnostics, predictive models and therapeutics. Herein, we aim to use a materials engineering and design approach to create innovations that improve skin health.
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Microneedle patch for transdermal delivery
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3D-printed microprojection array for microbiome sampling
To overcome the barriers in cutaneous delivery, we are designing various vehicles such as topical and injectable hydrogels, microneedle patches with the goal of on-time, on-target delivery. As skin is also a rich source of human biological materials, we are developing new simple and reliable approaches to sample microbes, biofluids, cellular material, from skin tissue for health monitoring and diagnosis.
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Scaffold design for skin regeneration
To facilitate in vitro skin reconstruction and wound healing, we are developing biocompatible scaffolds to modulate cell response and promote regeneration. We leverage on bioprinting to enable the recapitulation of skin complexity.
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For more details, please refer to our publications.