Tiny, pain free vaccinations—microneedles and nanoparticles
| Date | 30th, Oct 2018 |
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| Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
If it's up to Ph.D. student Guangsheng Du, patients don't need to worry about big needles anymore. At the Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR), he studied the use of microneedles and nanoparticles as a new vaccination system. "I want to create a more patient-friendly delivery method." He defends his Ph.D. on 30 October.