“…MNs are generally categorized into solid MNs, coated MNs, hollow MNs, dissolvable MNs, and hydrogel MNs [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Applications of MNs include transdermal drug delivery [ 16 , 17 ], vaccine delivery [ 18 , 19 , 20 ], cosmetic [ 21 , 22 ], disease diagnostics [ 23 ], tissue engineering [ 24 , 25 ], and therapeutic applications. With the increase in the demand for healthcare applications and services, the market size of medical devices was about $600 billion in 2022 and is estimated to reach above $950 billion by 2031 [ 26 ].…”