/engineering/taxonomy/term/1018/all en /engineering/article/news/new-light-triggered-microneedle-patch-could-make-ivf-hormone-delivery-painless-and-automated <p>A Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization (IVF) hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease one of the most stressful parts of fertility treatment and open new possibilities for other diseases that require frequent, time-sensitive injections.</p> <p>IVF patients must inject themselves with hormones daily at specific times in the weeks leading up to egg retrieval, a process that can be physically and emotionally taxing.</p> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:25:29 +0000 Claire Loewen 10150 at /engineering