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"<p>Scientists at the University of Queensland have developed a patch the size of a postage stamp that they claim can be used in delivering cheap, needle-free vaccines with much smaller doses while achieving the same results of a traditional needle.<br />\n<br />\nDelivery of a vaccine by the &quot;Nanopatch,&quot; as the product is called, induces a similar protective immune response as a vaccine delivered by a needle and syringe while using 100 times less vaccine, the University of Queensland study says.<br />\n<br />\n&quot;The Nanopatch targeted specific antigen presenting cells found in a narrow layer just beneath the skin surface and as a result we used less than one hundredth of dose used by a needle while stimulating a comparable immune response,&quot; Professor Mark Kendall, the lead scientist on the study, told The Times of India. &quot;Our result is ten times better than the best results achieved by other delivery methods and does not require the use of other immune stimulants, called adjuvants, or multiple vaccinations.&quot;<br />\n<br />\nThe patch could be used in developing countries with little access to clean needles and scarce refrigeration resources, the scientists said.<br />\n<br />\n&quot;Because the Nanopatch requires neither a trained practitioner to administer it nor refrigeration, it has enormous potential cheaply deliver vaccines in developing nations,&quot; Kendall said.</p>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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