Thermal inkjet printing: prospects and applications in the development of medicine

Abstract

Most of the medicines are in oral dosage form, so formulation of personalized medicine is quite critical. During the manufacturing of drugs, to have a control over the process and the APIs is necessary, as it gives an opportunity to enhance the drug delivery process. Inkjet printing technology has been an overwhelming technology for the last few eras for not only pharmaceuticals but also for biologics along with a way to control product and material properties precisely. Here the potential applications and prospects of conventional inkjet printing technology has been described which is usually used for various printable pharmaceutical dosage form and also focusing some anticipation regarding the manufacturing and optimization of various other dosage form. Moreover, it is being anticipated that in the near future it will solve many other problems related to poorly water soluble and low dosages drug. Furthermore, there are many researches on-going for more individualized QR coded medicines which will give faster response.