Purdue microneedles (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Purdue microneedles

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Rahim Rahimi’s flexible biodegradable microneedle array contains calcium peroxide. The microneedles pierce the biofilm layer of a wound and deliver the medicine to oxygenate the tissue and effectively eradicate biofilm infections on the wound.

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(Purdue University photo/Vincent Walter)

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