New printer could produce vaccines for better access in remote areas

MIT-developed printer brings on-demand vaccine production a step closer - UPI.com Researchers at MIT unveiled a revolutionary mobile vaccine printer Monday that could be used for rapid-response vaccination programs in remote areas that lack medical staff, equipment and critical infrastructure. UPI

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The vaccine can be delivered via thumbnail-sized patches that contain hundreds of microneedles printed with ink that contains vaccine molecules encapsulated in fatty nanoparticles, allowing them to be stored at room temperature, according to the MIT study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

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