Gachon University
Dermal Research LAB*

Research –Transdermal drug delivery using microdevices

The next generation drug delivery system should evolve to produce a more effective drug delivery process that gains widespread patient acceptance. To make a sophisticated and convenient drug delivery system, the micro-electro-mechanical system was introduced. One of the successful examples of this technology is the microfabricated microneedle. Microfabricated drug delivery devices such as the microneedle can enable a level of efficiency in drug delivery that is unattainable with conventional drug delivery techniques. These microfabricated devices can enhance the therapeutic activity of a drug.

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Education – Engineering and Pharmaceutics

Through our training at the interface of engineering and pharmaceutics, students have acquired multidisciplinary skills, including pharmaceutical skills in surface and colloidal chemistry, polymer drug delivery system design, pharmacy manufacturing, and microfabrication based on MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System). These interdisciplinary skills combine to provide the ability to solve complex biomedical problems, including those posed by the creation of an efficient drug delivery system. Students are prepared to design, fabricate, and test microsystems for drug delivery based on their knowledge of optimal delivery rates in the human body, the selection of materials satisfying microfabrication and pharmaceutical application, the microfabrication process, and biological responses to biomedical microdevices.