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© Swansea University Micro-needles administer the vaccine and monitor the body's immune responseThe first coronavirus vaccine 'smart patch' is being developed at a Welsh university, researchers say. The disposable device uses micro-needles to both administer the vaccine and monitor its efficacy by measuring the body's immune response. A prototype will be developed by the end of March in the hope it can be put forward for clinical trials. Swansea University researchers aim to make the device commercially available within three years. Comment: The experimental vaccines bypassed clinical trials...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:00 UTC © Swansea UniversityScientists from Swansea University in Wales are striving to develop the first coronavirus vaccine 'smart patch'. The patch will use microneedles to both administer the coronavirus vaccine and monitor its efficacy for the patient by tracking the body's immune response. © PA ImagesScientists at Swansea's IMPACT research centre hope to carry out human clinical studies in partnership with Imperial College London with the aim of making the device commercially available within three years. Using polycarbonate or silicon millimetre-long microneedles, ...

Swansea University researchers say the patch both administers a vaccine and monitors its effect.

The device from experts at Swansea University is covered in tiny microneedles It would work like a nicotine patch and need to be worn on the arm for 24 hours It has been designed to monitor the body's response to the COVID-19 vaccine The concept could also be adapted to deliver vaccines against other diseases  A working model will come before April, and commercial release within 3 years