Flexible microneedles for treatment of wound biofilm infections
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2021-09-09

Chronic wounds frequently don't heal well and are costing the U.S. healthcare industry about $20B annually. Purdue Materials Engineering's Rahim Rahimi has developed a flexible biodegradable microneedle array containing calcium peroxide. The microneedles pierce the biofilm layer of a wound and deliver the medicine to oxygenate the tissue and effectively eradicate biofilm infections on the wound. 

Full Story: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/News/Spotlights/2021/mse-rahimi-microneedles 

Featured Purdue University Engineer: Rahim Rahim - Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering
Graduate student: Sina Nejati 

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