MAY 16TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS DIAGNOSTICS, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, MILITARY MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego created a wearable device that uses a disposable microneedle patch to continuously sample and analyze interstitial fluid. The wearable can measure glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels, all of which could be useful...
by Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech researchers Saad Bhamla (left) and Mark Prausnitz (right) study the ePatch in the laboratory. Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech Future vaccine delivery may rely on everyday items like BBQ lighters and microneedles, thanks to the ingenuity of a team of Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University researchers. The...
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI IMAGE: RESEARCHERS SUGGEST USING MICRONEEDLES FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY DUE TO THE HIGH ABUNDANCE OF IMMUNE CELLS UNDER THE SKIN. CREDIT: SANTOS LAB, UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI 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. Researchers suggest using microneedles...
TERASAKI INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION IMAGE: MICRONEEDLES FOR THERAPEUTIC GENE DELIVERY (LOS ANGELES) – There is great potential in gene therapy for treating certain types of cancer and genetic defects, immunological diseases, wounds and infections. The therapies work by delivering genes into the patients’ cells, which then produce therapeutic proteins to treat the affliction. When...
INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Tokyo, Japan — Patches seem to be all the rage these days. There are birth control patches, nicotine patches, and transdermal medicinal patches, just to name a few. Now, a team of researchers led by Beomjoon Kim at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity and side effects of repeated treatments due to the aggressive and recurrent nature of melanoma cells. Less invasive topical chemotherapies have emerged as alternatives, but their widespread uses have been hindered by both the painful size of the microneedles and...
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute enhance tool for extraction of samples used in monitoring patient health (LOS ANGELES) – The interstitial fluid is a major component of the liquid environment in the body and fills the spaces between the body’s cells. In contrast, blood circulates only within the circulatory vessels of the body and is...
At Leiden University in The Netherlands, research is being done on making vaccinations easier and more effective. Currently, needles are commonly used and no one, particularly children, is happy about that. Microneedles patches have been developed in the past, but while they’re effective in some applications, they suffer from many limitations. At Leiden University one...
