The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted an urgent need for efficient, durable, and widely accessible vaccines. This prompted ...

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading over the world, causing panic and illness on a scale unprecedented in one hundred years. Even while the death toll nears 100,000, with over 1.5 million confirmed ...

The idea that a small, comfortable patch could be worn on the skin and replace the need for daily injections sure is an exciting prospect. That's why we have seen numerous takes on microneedle ...

Getting an injection is on the bottom of everybody's list of favorite things, but now a more bearable alternative is another step closer to reality. In human clinical trials, painless microneedle ...

Patches containing arrays of microneedles can capture two specific proteins with high sensitivity from fluid in the skin of mice (Anal. Chem. 2014, DOI: 10.1021/ac5031682). The devices are first steps ...