Analytical Study of Interstitial Fluid Extractive Microneedle Arrays Using Differential Transform Method

Abstract:

The computational studies of a predictive mathematical model for the extraction of interstitial (ISF) for transdermal and non-invasive diagnosis using biodegradable and hollow microneedle patch is presented in this paper. Rapid Diagnostic Tests diagnosis, which is non-invasive, affordable, straightforward, and provides results promptly and reliably, has increased access to parasite-based analysis on a global scale. Microneedle arrays are a rapidly evolving and promising technology for transdermal interstitial fluid extraction, which is used for many clinical diagnostic procedures. Hence, a developed mathematical predictive model used to optimize the design of microneedle patch for transdermal ISF extraction and subsequent diagnosis using dissolvable microneedle arrays was applied in this study. The model's solutions were obtained using the Differential Transform Method. The numerical Runge-Kutta method of fourth order was used to validate it. An experimental test result was also used to further validate the analytical results in the absence of the extracted velocity parameter. And there was a good agreement among them. Influence of dissolution rate constant, microneedle height, diffusion coefficient, velocity of ISF, microneedle ISF drug load, and density of the microneedle; were investigated. Increase in diffusion coefficient and density led to an increase in concentration of ISF extracted over time, an increase in dissolution rate led to a decrease in concentration extracted, while decrease in drug load and height, led to increase in ISF concentration extracted. A negligible effect was observed by varying the velocity of ISF extracted. The approximate analytical approach utilized in the current work has given us a more precise strategy for creating a mathematical model that predicts how ISF will be extracted from skin for use in transdermal and non-invasive rapid diagnostic tests.

• Periodical: Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (Volume 63)
• Pages: 27-48
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-2SPRuh
• Online since: November 2023
• Authors: Ihuoma V. Diwe, Olurotimi A. Adeleye*, Henry E. Mgbemere
• Keywords: Differential Transform Method, Dissolvable Microneedle Arrays, Mathematical Model, Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Transdermal Interstitial Fluids

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