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Novel Microneedle Array Enables Breakthrough Treatment

TBMG-48793

08/01/2023

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A research team has designed a new microneedle patch to offer a highly effective nonantibiotic approach for the treatment of skin infection. In brief, the design engineered with ultrasound-responsive zinc-based metal-organic framework (MOF) antibacterial nanoparticles promises pain-free delivery to treat bacterial infection on skin tissue and facilitate skin repair at the same time. The team was led by Prof. Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok, department of orthopaedics and traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (HKUMed). The novel microneedle is around 50 μm in diameter, similar to a typical hair. The findings have been published in Science Advances.

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"Novel Microneedle Array Enables Breakthrough Treatment," Mobility Engineering, August 1, 2023.
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Aug 1, 2023
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TBMG-48793
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