Brain Delivery of Drugs with Ultrathin Needle
March 27, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Quoting directly: “Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have devised a miniaturized system that can deliver tiny quantities of medicine to brain regions as small as 1 cubic millimeter. This type of targeted dosing could make it possible to treat diseases that affect very specific brain circuits, without interfering with the normal function of the rest of the brain, the researchers say. Using this device, which consists of several tubes contained within a needle about as thin as a human hair, the researchers can deliver one or more drugs deep within the brain, with very precise control over how much drug is given and where it goes.” MORE
Image Credit: M. Scott Brauer, MIT