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Could dissolvable microneedles replace injected vaccines?

July 15, 2015

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Flu vaccines delivered using microneedles that dissolve in the skin can protect people against infection even better than the standard needle-delivered vaccine, according to new research published in Biomaterials.

The authors of the study, from Osaka University in Japan, say their dissolvable patch — the only vaccination system of its kind — could make vaccination easier, safer and less painful.

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