Microneedle picture (IMAGE)

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Microneedle picture

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Microneedles measure about a millimeter long, as seen here on an extraction device. Sandia National Laboratories researchers say comfort is important when designing the microneedles to extract interstitial fluid.

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Craig Fritz, Sandia National Laboratories

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