Rahim Rahimi with graduate student Sina Nejati designing the microneedle patterns for laser etching (Purdue University photo/Vincent Walter)

MSE assistant professor, Rahim Rahimi, has developed a flexible polymer composite microneedle that will provide more effective topical delivery of antibiotics to an infected wound. This research waspublished in ACS Applied Bio materials, and a video about the invention is available on the MSE YouTube channel.

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