Acne vulgaris affects a large proportion of adolescents and young adults and can lead to long-term scarring and psychological distress. Its pathogenesis involves excessive sebum production, bacterial ...

Researchers have developed a self-powered microneedle patch that can collect health biomarker samples without blood, batteries, or external devices. In proof-of-concept tests using synthetic skin, the ...

Scientists are developing a microneedle patch that they hope could someday simplify IVF hormone delivery. They've tested it ...

Illustration of the microneedle patch. Credit: Karolinska Institutet Malignant melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and the fastest growing cancer. The study shows that the new patch could ...

Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis say they have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest, and ...

Scientists at the University of Washington say their approach would be more precise and less painful than the traditional skin test that uses a hypodermic needle. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Elizabeth ...

Recent advancements in medical technology have brought forth a promising innovation for repairing damaged heart muscle following a heart attack: the microneedle patch. Initial reports from 2018 ...

Researchers from the lab of Robert Langer, ScD, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), say they have developed a printer for ...

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have reported the development of a microneedle patch that can be self-administered and painlessly deposit a tattoo onto skin within minutes. The ...