Vaccine printer could help vaccines reach more people
The printer generates vaccine-filled microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and applied to the skin.
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The printer generates vaccine-filled microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and applied to the skin.
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 - Getting vaccines to people who need them isn't always easy. Many vaccines require cold storage, making it difficult to ship them to remote areas that don't have the necessary infrastructure. M
MIT researchers designed a tabletop vaccine printer that could be scaled to produce hundreds of doses in a day and deployed anywhere vaccines are needed. The doses are contained within microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and applied to the skin, avoiding the need for injections.
Rice University bioengineers may have the prescription for a $100 billion global problem: An innovative way to make time-released drugs could allow patients to receive months-worth of medicines or vaccines in a single shot.