An E‐interwoven Therapeutic Contact Lens System for Rapid Drug Delivery and Precision Dose Monitoring

Precise intraocular pressure (IOP) management and rapid intervention preserve glaucoma vision, yet current ocular delivery systems lack in situ dosage verification, causing treatment blind spots. Here, we develop a wireless therapeutic smart contact lens (SCL) containing a rapid voltage-triggered drug delivery system with a real-time dosage monitoring sensor. The e-interwoven design integrates drug delivery and sensing electrodes in an ultra-thin (17.4 µm) tri-interdigital configuration, which enables the electric field to interact with the drug-loaded hydrogel in the same spatial region. A frequency-matching strategy boosts voltage coupling to drive a brimonidine tartrate-loaded hydrogel to achieve high concentrations in the aqueous humor in 20 min, significantly faster than topical eye drops. The built-in drug dose sensor has a high accuracy <2.8 µg, benefiting from the great linear correlation between wireless frequency drift and release dosage. In acute glaucoma rabbit models, this SCL suppresses peak IOP elevation by 85.7% compared to eye drops. This SCL presents a highly integrated therapeutic platform demonstrating potential for rapid and precise glaucoma treatment.

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Advanced Materials
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2026-08-03
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.74433
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Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
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Abstract

Precise intraocular pressure (IOP) management and rapid intervention preserve glaucoma vision, yet current ocular delivery systems lack in situ dosage verification, causing treatment blind spots. Here, we develop a wireless therapeutic smart contact lens (SCL) containing a rapid voltage-triggered drug delivery system with a real-time dosage monitoring sensor. The e-interwoven design integrates drug delivery and sensing electrodes in an ultra-thin (17.4 µm) tri-interdigital configuration, which enables the electric field to interact with the drug-loaded hydrogel in the same spatial region. A frequency-matching strategy boosts voltage coupling to drive a brimonidine tartrate-loaded hydrogel to achieve high concentrations in the aqueous humor in 20 min, significantly faster than topical eye drops. The built-in drug dose sensor has a high accuracy <2.8 µg, benefiting from the great linear correlation between wireless frequency drift and release dosage. In acute glaucoma rabbit models, this SCL suppresses peak IOP elevation by 85.7% compared to eye drops. This SCL presents a highly integrated therapeutic platform demonstrating potential for rapid and precise glaucoma treatment.

Advanced Materials
Nanjing Tech University (CN), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (CN), Nanjing Medical University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
Good health and well-being
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
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