Snake Fang-Like Patch Quickly Delivers Liquid Medicines in Rodents (3 of 5) (IMAGE)

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Snake Fang-Like Patch Quickly Delivers Liquid Medicines in Rodents (3 of 5)

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The scientists tested several different designs for their microneedles containing anywhere from three to six grooves. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jul. 31, 2019, issue of <i>Science Translational Medicine</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by W.-G. Bae at Soongsil University in Seoul, Republic of Korea; and colleagues was titled, "Snake fang-inspired stamping patch for transdermal delivery of liquid formulations."

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[Credit: W.-G. Bae <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine</i> (2019)]

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