Microneedle Contraceptive Skin Patch (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Microneedle Contraceptive Skin Patch

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Regents' Professor Mark Prausnitz holds an experimental microneedle contraceptive skin patch. Designed to be self-administered by women for long-acting contraception, the patch could provide a new family planning option.

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Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech

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