Interstitial fluid mirrors many biomarkers found in blood and has attracted growing interest as a target for painless diagnostics. Microneedles offer a way to access this fluid through the skin, but ...

A food-safe gelatin microneedle sensor pierces sealed packaging and changes color as food spoils, offering consumers a ...

Precise electrical stimulation is essential for modern neural interfaces, but unwanted current spread often activates off-target cells and limits resolution. A new microneedle electrode design ...

A McGill University research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization (IVF) hormones ...

Microneedle patches already show a great deal of promise as a painless alternative to hypodermic needles. A new one, however, could find use as a more effective means of treating serious bacterial ...

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A novel microneedle patch may bring new hope to people who struggle to keep their acne under control. Instead of utilizing antibiotics, the device releases nanoparticles that kill acne-causing ...

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

Researchers from the lab of Robert Langer, ScD, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), say they have developed a printer for ...

Aptamer-coated microneedle patch can detect amounts of the antibiotic vancomycin in real time for at least 12 hours ...