Optimasi Geometri dan Building Orientation terhadap Akurasi Fabrikasi Microneedle Masters dengan Metode Stereolithography
Christoforus Yacob Sianipar, Ir. Wangi Pandan Sari, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D.
2025 | Tesis | S2 Teknik Industri
Microneedle has become popular as a transdermal drug delivery technology, which offers significant advantages such as pain reduction, trauma reduction , targeted drug delivery, and reduction of medical waste. In previous studies, the effect of geometric shape has been studied but there is no clear pattern of each geometry, and previous studies have different optimal building orientations. This study focuses on the conversion of dissolvable self-locking microneedle master and molding that has a self-locking mechanism and can dissolve by stereolithography (SLA) method, with an emphasis on dimensional accuracy. Three microneedle geometries are perpendicular, concave, and convex representing the geometric shapes of previous researchers. The third building orientation is 0°, 45°, and 60°. The purpose of this study is to see the effect of building orientation and geometry on microneedle master error, median differences in microneedle molding errors, and determine the optimal combination of geometry and building orientation on microneedle master and microneedle molding.
The master microneedle was printed using SLA and then used as a mold to make microneedle molding. Dimensional accuracy was evaluated based on the error rate in height, base, and angle, with optimization performed using the Taguchi method. ANOVA test to see whether the influence of building orientation and geometry on microneedle error. Kruskal-Wallis test to determine whether there is a difference in median values in nine combinations of geometry and building orientation on microneedle molding.
The results revealed that for the microneedle master, the perpendicular geometry paired with a 45° building orientation showed the best accuracy. For microneedle molding, the perpendicular geometry remained optimal, with a 60° orientation. In the ANOVA test, there was no significant effect of building orientation and geometry on the microneedle master error. The microneedle molding error was similar among the 9 combinations of geometry and building orientation. Morphological comparison showed a marked difference between the master and molding accuracy, which was caused by the stress caused by mold release. This study underlines the important role of geometry and building orientation in optimizing microneedle fabrication and highlights the effectiveness of the Taguchi method.
Kata Kunci : 3D printing, Stereolithography, Microneedles, Dimensional accuracy, Taguchi method