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SUBMITTER: Li W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834388 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Wei W Tang Jie J Terry Richard N RN Li Song S Brunie Aurelie A Callahan Rebecca L RL Noel Richard K RK Rodríguez Carlos A CA Schwendeman Steven P SP Prausnitz Mark R MR
Science advances 20191106 11
To increase access to long-acting contraception, we developed a reversible contraceptive microneedle patch that is simple-to-administer, slowly releases contraceptive hormone (levonorgestrel) for >1 month, and generates no biohazardous sharps waste. After manually pressing the patch to skin for 1 min, microneedles rapidly separate from the patch within the skin due to effervescence triggered by contact with skin's interstitial fluid, as demonstrated in rats and human participants. Long-acting co ...[more]