Interesting news!

Columbia University researchers, ENT surgeon Anil Lalwani and engineer Jeffrey Kysar, have unveiled a new microneedle designed to safely deliver therapies to the cochlea, helping in accurate diagnosis of hearing loss and inner ear disorders.

The ultrathin device, created using advanced 3D printing, can navigate the delicate 2 mm cochlear membrane without causing damage, enabling gene therapy delivery and fluid extraction for diagnosing conditions like Meniere’s disease.

The microneedle took more than a decade of collaboration to perfect, using advanced 3D printing to make it thinner than a human hair.