Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots delivered to the skin by microneedle patches record vaccination
SCI TRANSL MED, DEC 2019
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What the document is
A microneedle patch that deposits invisible near-infrared markers just under the skin at the moment of vaccination. The pattern is readable later by a modified smartphone camera, and it was designed for places where paper immunization records fail.
Why it is in the report
An invisible mark placed in the skin that carries a medical record, published in a major journal, is a document worth reading before anyone argues about it.
What this document does not say. The paper describes a research prototype for immunization record keeping in low resource settings. It is not a tracking system and it carries no identity or location data.
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- Open the journal page for the paper.
- Read the abstract and the stated purpose.
- Follow the funding acknowledgment at the end of the paper.
Cite this record
Science Translational Medicine. Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots delivered to the skin by microneedle patches record vaccination. Peer reviewed paper, 2019-12-18. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aay7162