Your fear of needles while undergoing treatment or is in a period of hospitalization? Do not worry, it will not happen again in the future.
Reportedly, the method of treatment with a syringe will be replaced with a microneedle technology (micro needle) that does not make sick patients when injected.
The technology will use a `patch` (plaster patches) that will be able to channel the liquid drug through the patient's skin surface. Its use is also assessed similar to using plaster, this patch will simply attached to the skin and pressed once in order to expedite the process of vaccination.
This method was more efficient and safer than the method syringe has done a medical team from the first. In testing methods microneedle has just done recently, proved three subjects patients recover after trying this new technology.
"The concept of technology microneedle is certainly very interesting, in addition to effective course this method is useful for patients who fear needles when going through the process of treatment," said Professor Nakagawa, one of the scientists from Osaka University who were undergoing development microneedle, as cited from the pages of The Independent, Thursday (20/08/2015).
Earlier, Nakagawa explained that the microneedle technique uses metal material. However, he revealed that the use of the material is apparently unsafe and too risky for the patient's skin sensitivity level. "Such materials are not safe, it is very risky to injure the skin and can leave spots stubborn wounds," he added.
Methods Microneedle Patch
Therefore, in the final stages of development of microneedle technique, scientists are making a patch of silicone material `dissolvable` (soluble liquid) so that it is considered more friendly to human skin and do not cause any pain at all.
This technology is expected to replace the method of using a syringe in the medical domain for the future. In fact, these methods are in the process of further testing to patients and to be published in an essay "Against Clinical Study Methods of Treatment Using Microneedle Patch"
