I hate needles. Hated it when I first got my vaccination shot, still hate it whenever I get my flu shots. Now, hearing about this new technology that could possibly eliminate the usage of needles? What a wonderful age to live in.
Okay. Definitions. Nanopatch is a technology which utilizes nanotechnology and applies it in the concept of vaccination. How it works? A vaccine applicator device "shoots/releases" the vaccine material to large numbers of immune cells which are directly below the skin's surface.
This technology has the ability to completely eliminate the association of the word "needle" with vaccination (which means the word "pain" is also gone). Of course, this isn't the only benefit of this wonderful technology, but hey, no needles? That's good enough for me.
Other benefits of the nanopatch technology is that it is cost-effective, meaning, it is being developed with high volume with low cost manufacture through the use of well-established manufacturing techniques. There is also the talks of "improved immunogenocity" which simply means that there is an enhancement of the immune response generated by a vaccine. Nanopatch could also allow the generation of an effective immune response with fraction of a full vaccine dose, which still leads us to the "cost-effectiveness" that the technology provides.
To sum it up, this is really a wonderful technology. For me, the mere fact that it eliminates the use of needles is enough of a reason for me to consider this as a great technology. This technology, when properly and continuously developed, has an enormous potential. Maybe for now, it can only accommodate vaccination but maybe in the future, it can accommodate most operational procedures. No needles? Oh yeah.
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