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Mosquito Inspired Needle Takes Away The Pain Of Vaccinations (2)
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By Jonathan Kimak The prospect of going to the doctor to get vaccination shots can be a total nightmare for kids and even adults. Some of that fear of needles can be attributed more to the intimidating size of the needle than the actual injection. Now a new needle has eliminated the size and the sting. This microneedle, being designed at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Tokai University of Japan was created to ...
Scientists Use Mosquito-Mouth Design for Pain-Free Hypodermic Needle [Needles] (9)
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Scientists at Indian Institute of Technology and Tokai University have taken the natural features of a mosquito's mouth, and created a new type of needle that promises pain-free blood sample collection and injections. When mosquitoes bite you, it's not their mouth that hurts you: their ultra-fine proboscis dips beneath the skin, and then a muscle squeeze-relax motion draws blood out of it. The new needle, made of titanium alloys for strength, has a tiny microelectricalmechanical ...
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IIT scientists working on New needle design
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