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Microneedle patch delivers localized cancer immunotherapy to melanoma.»
Not exact matches
To address these challenges, the researchers developed a
patch that uses
microneedles to
deliver anti-PD-1 antibodies locally to the skin tumor.
To expand their research on potential applications of the
microneedles patch, the NUS team conducted a study to explore its effectiveness in
delivering collagen into skin.
Laboratory experiments showed that the novel
microneedles patch can
deliver lidocaine within five minutes of application while a commercial lidocaine
patch takes 45 minutes for the drug to penetrate into the skin.