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New Microneedle Inspired by Mosquitos

Made Popular: Jul 19, 2008 - A joint collaboration between the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Tokai University of Japan have resulted in a new hypodermic microneedle which does not come with an iota of pain. This is due to the fact that it was designed after a mosquito's unique micro-electro-mechanical based suction system. This new design has a diameter of 60 microns, which is way smaller than a conventional…

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