Measuring what cupping therapy pulls from the skin (IMAGE)

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Measuring what cupping therapy pulls from the skin

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This small polymer-coated membrane (right image) collects compounds released into the air during cupping therapy in a test on pig skin (left image).  

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Adapted from Analytical Chemistry 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6c02559

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