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Wearable smart patch could automatically deliver aid during a fentanyl overdose

A patch smaller than a penny could one day save the lives of people experiencing a fentanyl overdose—even when no one else is there to help.

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A patch smaller than a penny could one day save the lives of people experiencing a fentanyl overdose—even when no one else is there to help. Researchers in Virginia Tech's Department of Biological Systems Engineering have developed a wearable microneedle patch that can detect fentanyl in the body and automatically release naloxone, a medication that can rev…

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