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AdminPatch Pain-Free Hypodermic Alternative Does It With Millions Of Needles Instead

Nanobioscience's AdminPatch sounds like a pretty amazing way to deliver drugs into the body: it's got a metal surface covered in millions of tiny microneedles that puncture the skin. You may instantly think "Ouch!" but since these are so small and pierce the skin shallow enough to avoid pain receptors, the system is apparently painless. More »

11/24/08

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Aespironics Drug Inhaler Should Fit in Wallet, Be Cheap, Effective

08/05/08

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Medidome Syringe Aims for Veins with Kid-Friendly Design

06/02/08

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Scientists Do Micro-Origami, Make Tiny Drug-Delivery Package
Researchers at USC's Information Sciences Institute produced this amazing pyramid, around 30 microns across, which may one day be used to deliver precise micro- or nano-doses of medication. The structures, dubbed "voxels" are made of silicon, cut into flats and then folded up and sealed to enclose tiny volumes of space inside. The team hasn't stopped at pyramids either— they've tried flat envelopes, cubes and partial dodecahedra, but these don't close together the way the pyramid does. More »

04/30/08

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