A pain-free, organic and biodegradable drug delivery patch may be on the horizon for home health care patients soon. Researchers from Tohoku University have developed a biobattery-powered device capable of both delivering ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Blood draws are no fun.
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A single-use, self-administered microneedle technology developed by UConn faculty to provide immunization against infectious diseases has recently been validated by preclinical research trials.
Nov 23, 2020
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Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage.
Nov 2, 2020
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed a microneedle-based patch as a means of delivering birth control drugs. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group ...
A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option, particularly in developing nations where access to healthcare can be limited, a recent study suggests. The ...
Jan 14, 2019
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Despite the potentially severe consequences of illness and even death, only about 40 percent of adults in the United States receive flu shots each year; however, researchers believe a new self-administered, painless vaccine ...
Jun 27, 2017
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Measles vaccine given with painless and easy-to-administer microneedle patches can immunize against measles at least as well as vaccine given with conventional hypodermic needles, according to research done by the Georgia ...
Nov 27, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- A vaccine delivered to the skin using a microneedle patch gives better protection against the H1N1 influenza virus than a vaccine delivered through subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, researchers ...
Jul 12, 2011
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The global population of patients with diabetic wounds is expected to rise to between 9.1 million and 26.1 million by 2030. Diabetic wounds severely impact patients' quality of life, both physically and mentally, while also ...
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