Author(s):
Nikhil Shrisunder, Supriya Dhayagode, Radhika Patil, Sanjana Late, Priyanka Gawali, Kalyani Katkar, Chetan Sabban, Sayali Harge, Gayatri Bhosale
Email(s):
nikhilshrisunder1989@gmail.com , dhayagodesupriya@gmail.com , patilradhikadnyaneshwar@gmail.com , suyashingle1806@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2231-3915.2026.00008 
Address:
Nikhil Shrisunder*, Supriya Dhayagode, Radhika Patil, Sanjana Late, Priyanka Gawali, Kalyani Katkar, Chetan Sabban, Sayali Harge, Gayatri Bhosale
Gandhi Natha Rangji College of Pharmacy, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 16,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Significant research has been done recently to modernize drug delivery techniques, assuring safe and efficient administration inside the human body. Innovative needle-free injection technology's main objective is to advance transdermal drug administration by providing a quick, dependable, painless, economical, and successful therapeutic strategy. Following the oral route, transdermal medication administration is one of the most important and complex techniques. Transdermal administration is the best method for delivering several pharmacological therapies, including vaccinations, macromolecules, drugs, and biopharmaceutical goods. To improve the delivery of therapeutic drugs via this pathway, numerous strategies have been created within this technology, some of which are still in the developmental stage. Jet injectors, microneedles, electroporation, iontophoresis, sonoporation, microchips, as well as laser microporation are some of the methods used. Utilizing the underlying principles of these procedures and taking into account the physicochemical characteristics of the therapeutic agent, they can be successfully used to quickly and securely administer a variety of medicinal compounds, winning regulatory approval. Comparing these technologies to traditional injectable medicines, they significantly enhance patient compliance. By ensuring the timely and precise delivery of therapeutic agents to the right site and achieving the ideal concentration across the skin that is required to elicit the desired therapeutic effect, the ultimate goal of the delivery of drugs using this technology is to mitigate skin resistance.
Cite this article:
Nikhil Shrisunder, Supriya Dhayagode, Radhika Patil, Sanjana Late, Priyanka Gawali, Kalyani Katkar, Chetan Sabban, Sayali Harge, Gayatri Bhosale. Needle-Free Injection Technology: A Revolution in Drug Delivery System. International Journal of Technology. 2026; 16(1):53-8. doi: 10.52711/2231-3915.2026.00008
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Nikhil Shrisunder, Supriya Dhayagode, Radhika Patil, Sanjana Late, Priyanka Gawali, Kalyani Katkar, Chetan Sabban, Sayali Harge, Gayatri Bhosale. Needle-Free Injection Technology: A Revolution in Drug Delivery System. International Journal of Technology. 2026; 16(1):53-8. doi: 10.52711/2231-3915.2026.00008 Available on: https://www.ijtonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-16-1-8
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