Painless Flu Vaccine Chip Transmitter
by: Taly Weiss June 8, 2009
This easy-to-use micro-device can painlessly deliver influenza vaccines. At the press of a
button, a miniature fluidic pump distributes the vaccine to a set of
microneedles. These microneedles deliver the vaccine intradermally, or into the skin, but not through it and into the muscle, like the traditional needle and syringe do.
The micro-device holds the potential to significantly increase vaccine
effectiveness.
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