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DIY Microneedle Tattoos Are Now a Thing

Scientists at Georgia Tech used medical technology to create painless, self-administered tattoos.

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You’ve probably heard of using microneedles as a drug or vaccine delivery system. Well, according to a recent New Atlas article, people are now using the painless adhesives for cheap do-it-yourself tattoos. A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology created a microneedle patch that can administer a tattoo onto skin in just a few minutes. The technology has been used in medical contexts for years for everything from insulin delivery to measuring biomarkers, but one man saw the potential for skin art and ran with it.

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