Wearable patch can painlessly deliver drugs through the skin

A wearable patch from MIT applies painless ultrasonic waves to the skin, creating tiny channels that drugs can pass through. The work, led by Canan Dagdeviren of the MIT Media Lab, could be used to treat a variety of skin conditions.

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