‘Insulin Intake Made Less Painful with New Magnetic Device’ – In ontwikkeling (getest op muizen)
6 August 2020
10:35
Scientists developed a clamp-like temporal pressure device that pinches skin and is less painful for insulin intake.
Impressive results on tests carried out on mice have demonstrated how magnets that pinch and add pressure to the skin can better administer drugs such as insulin.
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Potential new treatment for diabetics
The NTU and A*STAR method uses “temporal pressure” on the skin as per the team’s terminology, which means that two magnets apply pressure to a part of the skin temporarily.
What the team wanted to achieve, and managed to do, was to create a system where additional micropores under the surface of the skin appear thanks to added pressure on skin and muscle. This way, drugs enter and diffuse into the body more easily and swiftly.
