Mobile Vaccine Delivery Device
This YouTube clip shows a clever piece of engineering that addresses one pressing need and suggests a solution for others. Live virus vaccines, like transplantable organs, don’t do well sitting in hot environments due to some sort of transport SNAFU. Device designers at Loughborough University in the English midlands have built a mobile vaccine delivery system that consists of a backpack, holding a cooling unit, and propane charger. The cooler can be electrically recharged, but the propane tank and adapter serve as a backup. Conceivably, any medical product that needs cooling in transit (e.g. blood components, antibiotics and adrenaline, micro-electronics, as well as vaccines and living organs) could rely on this type of technology. MORE WITH VIDEO
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