Sasan Jalili holds the microneedle skin patch, which is about the size of a quarter. (The Jackson Laboratory via SWNS)
A "painless" new skin patch is providing a more accurate way to monitor immune conditions.
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(The Jackson Laboratory via SWNS)
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Dr. Sasan Jalili is a biomedical engineer and immunologist. (The Jackson Laboratory via SWNS)
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