IIT Bombay researchers develop painless needle-free shock syringes
Researchers at IIT Bombay develop a shockwave-based needle-free syringe that ensures painless and safe drug delivery with lesser damage to skin and lower risk of infection.
In a welcome move for many patients who have a fear of needles, latest research by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) promises a painless syringe experience for all kinds of medical treatments.

The research, led by Viren Menezes from the Department of Aerospace Engineering has worked a way around to deliver drugs without needles by developing a shock syringe. The study was published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials and Devices.

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