A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

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Scientists say the medicine pushes through the skin, with just a little pressure. System uses powdered vaccines which don't need refrigeration or a system featuring compressed gas. Team is now using that method to deliver chemotherapeutics for melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

Published 2 months ago · Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Wales Online

Goodbye needles! Future vaccines could be delivered by a gentle puff of air

Idea for the project was formed out of pandemic-induced boredom, says Professor

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Eurek Alert

A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

Nobody likes needles, but they’re necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just a little pressure, like being hit in the arm with a foam toy? Today, scientists report steps toward making that a reality. Using powdered vaccines that don’t require refrigeration and a system driven by compressed gas, their “MOF-Jet” could easily deliver therapeutics against

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Phys.org

A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

Nobody likes needles, but they're necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body. But what if those could be puffed through the skin instead, with just a little pressure, like being hit in the arm with a foam toy? Today, scientists report steps toward making that a reality. Using powdered vaccines that don't require refrigeration and a system driven by compressed gas, their "MOF-Jet" could easily deliver therapeutics against …

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Times Now News

Afraid of needles? A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

For people frightened of needles, US researchers have developed a system driven by compressed gas that can deliver vaccines and biologics into the human body in a relatively painless way. A team from the University of Texas in Dallas has made a new injector that can have a wide number of applications, from veterinary medicine to agriculture, or someday even human vaccinations or treatments.

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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Newswise

A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine

Needles are an uncomfortable but necessary aspect of vaccination. But today, scientists report steps toward an alternative, relatively painless method that can

2 months ago·Charlottesville, United States

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Medical Daily

Scared Of Needles? A Puff Of Air Could Deliver Your Future Vaccines

A great number of people skip vaccinations because they fear needles. Here is some good news for them, as new research opens the possibility of a novel system that promises a less painful way of delivering vaccines.

2 months ago

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