Georgia Tech
M. Prausnitz Microneedle patch
Regents’ Professor Mark Prausnitz has been selected as one of three recipients of Georgia Bio’s 2016 Innovation Awards.
The awards, which will be presented January 28 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, honor the department, institution, company or individuals who are forging new ground by thinking outside traditional paradigms to create unique technology.
by Gary Meek
What if, instead of having to brave a hypodermic needle each time you needed a shot, you could simply slap on a patch and go about your day? According to some preliminary research from scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, that possibility may be just a few years off. The group of scientists, led by Mark Prausnitz, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Georgia Tech, have developed a patch that has five rows of tiny "microneedles" about as wide as human hairs that can be used to painlessly administer vaccines and other medications.