Thursday, September 27, 2012

Body Heat-Powered Drug Delivering Bandages Means No More Needles [Health]

via Gizmodo by Andrew Liszewski on 9/17/12

The only painful part of wearing an adhesive bandage is having to peel them off, so researchers at Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center have developed a way to turn Band-Aids into a nearly pain free alternative to needles. By integrating a tiny heat-powered pump, adhesive patches could automatically deliver medication to a patient without the need for a painful prick. More »


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