Smartphone-controlled microneedle patch could offer drug-free pain care from afar

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A new wearable electroceutical microneedle patch controlled remotely via smartphone has been developed to provide drug-free pain relief. This innovation could reduce hospital visits and reliance on painkillers, offering remote pain management capabilities.

A "wearable electroceutical" has been developed that could reduce the need to visit a hospital or rely on painkillers every time pain occurs. When attached to the skin, it modulates pain through electrical stimulation and can be remotely controlled via smartphone even across long distances, such as between Korea and the United States.