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    Scientists develop a new way to Deliver Drugs through the Skin

    August 6, 2020, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Scientists develop new way to deliver more drugs through the skin
    A prototype patent-pending temporal pressure device developed by the NTU and A*STAR scientists, which can put pressure on the skin, thus creating micropores that allow the drugs to pass through the skin easier. Credit: Nanyang Technological University

    Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have shown that applying ‘temporal pressure’ to the skin of mice can create a new way to deliver drugs.

    In a paper published in Science Advances, the researchers showed that bringing together two magnets so that they pinch and apply pressure to a fold of skin, led to short term changes in the skin barrier and specifically the formation of “micropores” underneath its surface.

    In tests, they showed t...

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