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HP Skin Patch May Replace Needles

Posted by kdawson on from the you-may-feel-a-slight-pinch dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "HP and Crospon have developed a skin patch employing microneedles that barely penetrate the skin. The microneedles can replace conventional injections and deliver drugs through the skin without causing any pain. The skin patch technology also enables delivery of several drugs by one patch and the control of dosage and of administration time for each drug. It has the potential to be safer and more efficient than injections."

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  1. Tattoos by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I could imagine instant tattoos -- patches with designs on them, subcutaneous injection of inks.

    Just add alcohol.

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    Do not mock my vision of impractical footwear
  2. Stinging nettle by lmpeters · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This actually sounds kind of like how stinging nettle works. I recently touched some by accident, and I can assure you, the needles on the surface of that leaf are so small that I couldn't feel them at all.

    The cocktail of formic acid and histamines contained within the needles, on the other hand, were quite noticeable (ouch!). Of course, I'm assuming that HP is not planning to use this invention to deliver anything that's painful by design.