JP2008194288A - Needle-like body and method for producing needle-like body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a needle-like body with sufficient mechanical strength which allows sustained-release transdermal administration, and also to provide a method for producing the needle-like body. <P>SOLUTION: The needle-like body has a projection on an easily decomposing section. The easily decomposing section is decomposed faster within a living body than the projection. With such a configuration, the needle-like body keeps sufficient mechanical strength before puncturing the skin and breaks selectively within a living body to leave the projection within the living body. The needle-like body thus provided has the sufficient mechanical strength and allows sustained-release transdermal administration. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fine needle-like body and a method for producing the needle-like body.

  As a method for supplying a physiologically active substance into a living body, parenteral administration is widely used. As parenteral administration, administration with an injection needle, transdermal administration, and the like are known. At this time, in order to maintain the blood concentration of the physiologically active substance in the living body appropriately and stably for a long time, it is preferable to have sustained release properties.

  In the case of imparting sustained release by administration with an injection needle, a method is known in which a physiologically active substance is administered in microcapsules and the physiologically active substance is gradually released from the microcapsules. At this time, since the sustained-release microcapsules are held in the living body, it is desirable that the capsule material is a material that does not adversely affect the human body, such as polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polymalic acid, polycitric acid, Biodegradable materials such as a copolymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid are considered promising (see Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, in recent years, as a method for transdermal administration of a physiologically active substance, a method of transdermal administration using a fine needle-like body has attracted attention. By perforating a stratum corneum having a high barrier property using a fine needle-like body, a passage route for a physiologically active substance can be formed, and the efficiency of transdermal administration can be improved. At this time, by designing the fine needle-like body so as not to penetrate the stratum corneum and reach the capillaries and nerves, it is possible to prevent bleeding and pain during use.

  When a fine needle-like body is used for the purpose of transdermal administration, the fine needle-like body penetrates through the stratum corneum, which is thin enough to perforate the skin, and the tip corner, the outermost layer of the skin, It is desirable that the needle does not reach the nerve layer. Specifically, the diameter of the needle-like body is about several to 100 μm, the tip angle of the needle-like body is 30 ° or less, The length is preferably about several tens of μm to several hundreds of μm.

  In addition, the material constituting the fine needle-shaped body is preferably a material that does not adversely affect the human body even if the damaged needle-shaped body remains in the body. In addition, biocompatible materials such as maltose, polylactic acid, and dextran are considered promising (see Patent Document 2).

  Further, as a method for manufacturing the fine needle-shaped body described above, a manufacturing method has been proposed in which an original plate of a needle-shaped body is created by machining, a duplicate plate is made from the original plate, and transfer processing is performed (Patent Document 3). reference).

In addition, as a method for improving sustained release by transdermal administration using the fine needle-like body described above, a needle-like body made of a fine carbohydrate having a shape that is easily damaged such as a constriction, a step, or an arrowhead shape. A method has been proposed in which a functional substance is encapsulated and inserted into the stratum corneum, and then the needle-like body is folded and left in the stratum corneum (see Patent Document 4).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-192068 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-21677 JP-T-2006-513811 JP 2003-238347 A

  However, in the case of needles with insufficient mechanical strength, such as needles made of fine carbohydrates that are easily damaged such as constrictions, steps, arrowheads, etc., when pressed, before puncturing the skin The needle-like body is easily damaged, and it is difficult to puncture the inside of the skin.

  In particular, when a physiologically active substance is administered to the epidermis layer or dermis layer inside the stratum corneum, a larger pressure is required than when the needle-like body is inserted into the stratum corneum. The problem of lack of strength becomes more prominent. In general, it is known that the inner skin layer and dermis layer have higher absorption efficiency of physiologically active substances than the stratum corneum.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and enables the transdermal administration having sustained release, and a method for producing a needle-like body having sufficient mechanical strength. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention according to claim 1 is a fine needle-like body, comprising a substrate, an easily disassembled portion provided on the substrate, and a protrusion provided on the easily disassembled portion, The decomposition part is a needle-like body characterized in that the dissolution rate in the living body is faster than the protrusion part.
In the present specification, the term “needle-like body” is not limited to the case where there is a single protrusion, but also includes a structure in which a plurality of protrusions are regularly arranged (for example, arranged in an array). Define as including.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a fine needle-like body, a step of forming an intaglio in which the shape of the desired needle-like body is inverted, and a step of applying an easily decomposable part material to the substrate; A needle comprising: a step of applying a protrusion material to a substrate coated with the easily decomposable portion material; a step of pressing the intaglio on the substrate; and a step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate. It is a manufacturing method of a shape.

  The present invention according to claim 3 is the method for manufacturing the needle-shaped body according to claim 2, wherein the step of applying the protrusion material is performed only at a position corresponding to the concave portion of the intaglio when pressing the substrate and the intaglio. This is a method for producing a needle-like body, which is a step of selectively applying a projection material to the surface.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the needle-shaped body manufacturing method according to the second aspect, wherein the step of applying the protruding portion material includes applying the protruding portion material to the entire surface of the substrate to which the easily decomposable portion material has been applied. In the method of manufacturing a needle-like body, a step of etching the entire surface of the substrate is performed after the step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a fine needle-like body, the step of forming an intaglio plate having the shape of the desired needle-like body reversed, and the easily decomposable portion material and the protrusion portion material are agitated. Including the steps of: applying the agitated easily decomposable portion material and protrusion material onto the substrate; pressing the intaglio on the substrate; and peeling the intaglio from the substrate. It is the manufacturing method of the needle-shaped body characterized.

  The needle-shaped body of the present invention is characterized in that a protrusion is provided on the easily decomposable part, and the easily decomposable part has a faster dissolution rate in vivo than the protrusion. As a result, even when a shape and material having sufficient mechanical strength are used, they can be selectively damaged inside the living body, and the protrusions can remain in the living body. For this reason, it becomes possible to provide a needle-like body that can be transdermally administered with sustained release and has sufficient mechanical strength.

Hereinafter, the acicular body of the present invention will be described (FIG. 2).
The needle-shaped body of the present invention is
A substrate,
An easily disassembling part provided on the substrate;
A protrusion provided on the easy disassembly part,
The easily decomposable part has a faster dissolution rate in the living body than the protruding part.

  A board | substrate is provided in order to support an easily decomposable part and a projection part. The substrate is not particularly limited as long as it has sufficient mechanical strength to support the easily decomposable portion and the protruding portion. Moreover, it is preferable that it is a material with low irritation to a living body. Moreover, it is preferable to have flexibility so that the surface can be uniformly pressed against the curved surface.

The easily decomposable part is formed on the layer on the substrate surface, and is provided to support the protruding part. Further, the easy-decomposition unit causes the protrusion to remain in the living body by decomposing in a living body after the needle-like body punctures the living body. For this reason, the easily decomposable part is required to have a faster dissolution rate in the living body than the protruding part. Here, “decomposes in vivo” means that the acicular body decomposes in the environment after piercing the skin. For example, it can be dissolved by body fluids and satisfy any of the conditions such as melting point below living body temperature. It ’s fine.
Specifically, when a polylactic acid glycolic acid copolymer is applied as the protruding portion, for example, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, or the like may be used as the easily decomposable portion.

  The protrusion is formed on the easily decomposable portion and is provided for puncturing into the living body. At this time, the easily decomposable portion is decomposed in the living body, so that the protruding portion can remain inside the living body. The protrusion is preferably made of a material that slowly dissolves and decomposes in the living body. For example, polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, polylactic glycolic acid copolymer, polycitric acid, polymalic acid, polyamino acid, etc. are used as the main material. May be. Since the protrusion can remain inside the living body, when the protrusion includes a physiologically active substance, the physiologically active substance is gradually released as the protrusion is decomposed or dissolved. At this time, the physiologically active substance may be applied to the protrusions or contained inside. In addition, by changing the type of the main material and the ratio of the main material, the degradation rate and dissolution rate of the main material in the living body can be controlled, and the sustained release period and concentration of the physiologically active substance according to the prescription can be adjusted. Can respond.

  The needle-shaped body of the present invention is characterized in that a protrusion is provided on the easily decomposable part, and the easily decomposable part has a faster dissolution rate in vivo than the protrusion. As a result, even when a shape and material having sufficient mechanical strength are used, they can be selectively damaged inside the living body, and the protrusions can remain in the living body. For this reason, percutaneous administration having sustained release becomes possible, and a needle-like body having sufficient mechanical strength can be provided.

  In addition, since the needle-like body having sufficient mechanical strength can be obtained, the protrusion can be left in the epidermis layer or dermis layer inside the stratum corneum. At this time, since the readily decomposable portion is dissolved in the living body, the perforation formed in the skin by using the needle-like body is closed by the skin regeneration function. For this reason, a physiologically active substance can be encapsulated in the living body with the barrier function of the stratum corneum restored, and secondary infection from skin perforation can be suppressed after prescription.

Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the acicular body of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
The method for producing the needle-shaped body of the present invention comprises:
Forming an intaglio in which the shape of the desired needle-like body is inverted, and
Applying a readily decomposable part material to the substrate;
Applying a protrusion material to a substrate coated with the easily decomposable material;
Pressing the intaglio on the substrate;
And a step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate.

<Process for forming intaglio>
First, an intaglio plate is formed by reversing the shape of the desired needle-like body. As a method for producing the original plate for determining the shape of the needle-like body, a known production method may be appropriately used according to the shape of the needle-like body. At this time, the original plate may be formed using a fine processing technique. For example, a lithography method, a wet etching method, a dry etching method, a sand blasting method, a laser processing method, or a precision machining method may be used as the fine processing technology. good. As a method for forming the intaglio from the original plate, a known shape transfer method may be used as appropriate. For example, a Ni intaglio may be formed by Ni electroforming.

<The process of applying the easily decomposable material to the substrate>
Next, the easily decomposable portion material is applied to the substrate. About a board | substrate and an easily decomposable | degradable part material, what is necessary is just to satisfy | fill the requirements mentioned above. As a coating method, a known thin film forming method may be used as appropriate. For example, a PVD method, a CVD method, a spin coating method, a slit coating method, a spray coating method, a dip coating method, or the like may be used.

<Process for applying protrusion material>
Next, the protrusion material is applied to the substrate to which the easily decomposable material is applied. The protrusion material may satisfy any of the above requirements, and a plurality of materials such as a physiologically active substance and a material that decomposes in vivo may be laminated / mixed. As a coating method, a known thin film forming method may be used as appropriate. For example, a PVD method, a CVD method, a spin coating method, a slit coating method, a spray coating method, a dip coating method, or the like may be used.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the process of apply | coating a projection part material is a process of apply | coating a projection part material selectively only to the position corresponding to the recessed part of an intaglio when pressing a board | substrate and an intaglio (FIG. 1 (a)). When the substrate and the intaglio are pressed, the protrusion can be selectively formed at the tip of the needle-like body by selectively applying the protrusion material only to the position corresponding to the recess of the intaglio. At this time, by adjusting the amount of the protrusion material applied, the height of the protrusion can be adjusted for the manufactured needle-like body. Since the height of the protrusion corresponds to the residual depth inside the skin, it corresponds even when the position to administer the drug is specified by the prescription (eg, stratum corneum, epidermis layer, dermis layer, etc.) I can do it. In this case, as a coating method, a method capable of selectively coating and adjusting the coating amount is desirable. For example, a droplet discharge method or the like may be used.

<Step of pressing the intaglio on the substrate>
Next, the intaglio is pressed against the substrate (FIG. 1B). At this time, it is preferable that the substrate and the intaglio are pressed so that a uniform load is applied to the contact surface. Further, depending on the material used, the material may be cured (for example, temperature change).

<Process for peeling intaglio>
Next, the intaglio is peeled from the substrate to produce a needle-like body (FIG. 1 (c)).
At this time, in order to improve the peelability of the intaglio, a release layer for increasing the release effect may be formed on the surface of the intaglio before the pressing step (not shown). As the release layer, for example, a well-known fluorine-based resin can be used. Further, as a method for forming the release layer, a known thin film forming method may be used as appropriate. For example, a PVD method, a CVD method, a spin coating method, a slit coating method, a spray coating method, a dip coating method, or the like may be used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the step of applying the protrusion material is a step of applying the protrusion material to the entire surface of the substrate to which the easily decomposable portion material has been applied. After the step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate, the entire surface of the substrate is applied. It is preferable to perform an etching process. By applying the protrusion material to the entire surface of the substrate, the alignment can be simplified. Moreover, by performing an etching process, an easily soluble part can be exposed and the acicular body shown in FIG. 3 can be manufactured.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the method for manufacturing a needle-shaped body of the present invention will be described.
The method for producing the needle-shaped body of the present invention comprises:
Forming an intaglio in which the shape of the desired needle-like body is inverted, and
A step of stirring the easily decomposable part material and the protrusion part material;
Applying the agitated easily decomposable part material and the protrusion part material onto the substrate;
Pressing the intaglio on the substrate;
And a step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate.

<Process for forming intaglio>
<Step of pressing intaglio>
<Process for peeling intaglio>
About the said process, you may carry out similarly to the above-mentioned embodiment.

<Step of stirring easily decomposable part material and protrusion part material>
<The process of apply | coating an easily decomposable part material and protrusion part material on a board | substrate>
By stirring the easily decomposable portion material and the protrusion portion material and applying them on the substrate, a needle-like body having a structure in which a physiologically active substance is included in the easily decomposable portion as shown in FIG. 4 can be manufactured. As a coating method, a known thin film forming method may be used as appropriate. For example, a PVD method, a CVD method, a spin coating method, a slit coating method, a spray coating method, a dip coating method, or the like may be used.

  From the above, the acicular body of the present invention can be produced.

Hereinafter, as an example of an embodiment of the method for manufacturing a needle-shaped body of the present invention, description will be given with reference to FIG. Naturally, the manufacturing method of the needle-shaped body of the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and includes other manufacturing methods that can be analogized.
Moreover, the acicular body of this invention is not limited to the acicular body created in the following Example.

  First, by using precision machining on a silicon substrate, needle-like bodies in which 36 squares (height: 150 μm, bottom surface: 60 μm × 60 μm) were arranged in a grid of 6 columns and 6 rows at 1 mm intervals were formed.

  Next, a nickel film having a thickness of 500 μm is formed on the needle-like body formed of the silicon substrate by plating, and the silicon substrate is wetted with a 30% by weight potassium hydroxide aqueous solution heated to 90 ° C. An intaglio plate made of nickel was prepared by etching.

  Next, 100 μm of carboxymethyl cellulose as an easily decomposable part material was applied to an acrylic substrate (thickness: 1 mm).

Next, a polylactic acid glycolic acid copolymer in which a physiologically active substance is dispersed as a protrusion material is selectively protruded only on the position corresponding to the concave portion of the intaglio when pressing the substrate and the intaglio. Part materials were applied. At this time, the protrusion material was applied using a droplet discharge method, and the application amount was set to 7000 μm ³ (FIG. 1A).

  Next, the intaglio was pressed against the substrate coated with the easily decomposable part material and the protrusion part material (FIG. 1B).

Next, the concave portion was peeled off from the substrate to produce a needle-like body (FIG. 1 (c)).
At this time, the manufactured needle-like body had a distance of 50 μm from the tip of the needle-like body to the surface of the easily decomposable portion.

  The needle-shaped body of the present invention is expected to be used in a wide range of fields requiring transdermal administration with sustained release, and can be expected to be used in various fields such as medicine, drug discovery, and cosmetics. .

It is a schematic process drawing of the manufacturing method of the acicular body of the present invention. It is an example of the acicular body of this invention. It is an example of the acicular body of this invention. It is an example of the acicular body which can be manufactured with the manufacturing method of the acicular body of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Needle-like body 2 ... Board | substrate 3 ... Protrusion part 4 ... Decomposable part 5 ... Intaglio 6 ... Bioactive substance 7 ... Protrusion part material

Claims (5)

In fine needles,
A substrate,
An easily disassembling part provided on the substrate;
A protrusion provided on the easy disassembly part,
The easy-to-decompose part has a faster dissolution rate in the living body than the protrusion part. In the method for producing fine needles,
Forming an intaglio in which the shape of the desired needle-like body is inverted, and
Applying a readily decomposable part material to the substrate;
Applying a protrusion material to a substrate coated with the easily decomposable material;
Pressing the intaglio on the substrate;
And a step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate. It is a manufacturing method of the acicular body according to claim 2,
The method of manufacturing a needle-like body, wherein the step of applying the protrusion material is a step of selectively applying the protrusion material only to a position corresponding to the concave portion of the intaglio when pressing the substrate and the intaglio. It is a manufacturing method of the acicular body according to claim 2,
The process of applying the protrusion material is a process of applying the protrusion material to the entire surface of the substrate to which the easily decomposable material is applied,
After the process of peeling the intaglio from the substrate,
A method of manufacturing a needle-like body, comprising performing an etching process on the entire surface of the substrate. In the method for producing fine needles,
Forming an intaglio in which the shape of the desired needle-like body is inverted, and
A step of stirring the easily decomposable part material and the protrusion part material;
Applying the agitated easily decomposable part material and the protrusion part material onto the substrate;
Pressing the intaglio on the substrate;
And a step of peeling the intaglio from the substrate.