Microneedles continue to show promise as a replacement - in at least some applications - for the hypodermic needle. Typically, a sheet containing an array of the tiny needles is adhered to the patient ...

The microneedles for vaccination market offers opportunities in improved patient compliance, cost savings, and logistical ...

Microneedles are tiny needles, small enough that they are measured in millionths of a metre (μm), designed to deliver medicines. But “needles” is perhaps a misnomer. In terms of how they work, ...

Thanks to tiny microneedles, eye doctors may soon have a better way to treat diseases such as macular degeneration that affect tissues in the back of the eye. That could be important as the population ...

Acne vulgaris affects a large proportion of adolescents and young adults and can lead to long-term scarring and psychological distress. Its pathogenesis involves excessive sebum production, bacterial ...

Flu vaccines delivered using microneedles that dissolve in the skin can protect people against infection even better than the standard needle-delivered vaccine, according to new research. The authors ...

A recent study monitors progress in the development of microneedles for immunotherapy and discusses the challenges regarding their production. Researchers suggest using microneedles for immunotherapy ...

The dissolvable microneedles infused with ethanolic lipid nanoparticles loaded with the drug benidipine, which were shown to be effective in delivering the anti-hypertensive drug in rats. — Dr SYED ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University engineer's patent-pending invention could improve the quality of life for millions of people suffering from diabetic foot ulcers. "The biofilm acts as a ...

In a move that could spell disaster for the lollipop industry, scientists have reported progress in designing pain-free vaccines that people might be able to use at home. Someday that might mean fewer ...

A recent study from the University of Helsinki monitors the breakthrough progresses in the development of microneedles for immunotherapy and discusses the challenges regarding their production.

A recent study from the University of Helsinki monitors the breakthrough progresses in the development of microneedles for immunotherapy and discusses the challenges regarding their production.