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- IIT Bombay has developed needle-free shock syringes for painless injections.
- IIT Bombay carried out test on rats and it performed better than traditional needles in many ways.
- The needle-free shock syringes have been developed for painless and safe drug delivery.
- A team from IIT Bombay has developed a shockwave based syringe that delivers medicine without piercing the skin with sharp needle.
- The newly developed syringe uses high-energy shockwaves to create a microjet of liquid drugs.
- This microjet moves at around twice the speed of a commercial aeroplane during takeoff, penetrates the skin quickly and softly.
- This new development has the capability to bring a revolution in vaccination campaigns and reduce risks of infections from needle injuries.
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