Microneedles: Flu Vaccine in Painless Skin Patches under Development

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An array of microneedles in a patch could be used to administer the flu vaccine through the skin. Image shows a prototype patch of stainless steel needles. Image: Harvinder Gill
An array of microneedles in a patch could be used to administer the flu vaccine through the skin. Image shows a prototype patch of stainless steel needles. Image: Harvinder Gill

Flu vaccine delivered through painless microneedles in patches applied to the skin could soon be an alternative to delivery through hypodermic needles, according to researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Using new grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling approximately $11.5 million over five years, researchers from the two institutions plan to develop a new vaccine product using the microscopic needles.


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