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MIT designs artifact to inject drugs without needles

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Jet-injectors are not a new thing; the innovation here is the degree of control of drug-delivery that the magnetic technology affords.The ability to send a powder through the skin as if it were a liquid I think builds upon a technology used already by researchers who wish to deliver viral or bacterial DNA sequences which are micro-plated with gold.


The great thing abot this development is the ability to deliver compounds to the retina and through the eardrum with a high degree of control, IMO.The existing jet-injectors are not good for IV delivery though, but I guess with some work, this new method may be able to overcome this.Amongst the next steps would be to assess the technology for adverse effects including transmission via/contamination of the device of bloodborne viruses/prions etc.
 
We've also developed this device so we it can be used for delivery of drugs right through the eye into the retina..... we can deliver drugs to the middle and inner ear
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should have posted this in the other preparations and methods of administrations subsection :twisted:
 
Reminds me of that needle-less drug injector from Star Trek, I think it's interesting that in the video he doesn't mention anything about how painful it is. I was half expecting him to demonstrate it by injecting a saline solution into his arm. Pretty cool that you don't even need it to be a liquid for it to work, I can see doctors being trained on how to inject directly into the veins without missing a drop. He mentioned that it could be used in reverse to aspirate out of the body, I wonder what that would be useful for.
 
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