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Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems, 1(9), p. 17-21

DOI: 10.9797/tsiss.2013.9.1.17

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High-resolution imaging of microneedles in biological tissue with optical coherence tomography

Journal article published in 2013 by Hun Kim, Jung Heo, Kang Ju Lee, Su Ho Ryu, Won Hyoung Ryu, Chulmin Joo ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows non-invasive, cross-sectional optical imaging of biological tissue with high spatial resolution and acquisition speed. In principle, it is analogous to ultrasound imaging, but uses near-infrared light instead of ultrasound, measuring the time-delay of back-scattered light from within biological tissue. Compared to ultrasound imaging, it exhibits superior spatial resolution (1~10 um) and high sensitivity. Therefore, OCT has been applied to a wide range of applications such as cellular imaging, ophthalmology and cardiology. Here, we describe a novel application of OCT technology in visualizing microneedles embedded in tissue that is developed to deliver drugs into the dermis without the injection mark in the human skin. Detailed three-dimensional structural images of microneedles and biological tissues were obtained. Examining structural modification of microneedles and tissues during insertion process would enable to evaluate performance of various types of microneedles in situ.