The Biocompatibility of Nanoporous Acupuncture Needles

Saurav Sorcar; Craig A. Grimes; Su Il In

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2018.03.004

The Biocompatibility of Nanoporous Acupuncture Needles

Saurav Sorcar, Craig A. Grimes, Su Il In

Department of Energy and Science and Engineering

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Abstract

We investigate the biocompatibility of a new class of acupuncture needles that possess a hierarchical nano/microscale porous surface topology, referred to as porous acupuncture needles (PAN). The PAN is synthesized via a facile electrochemical anodization technique by which a surface area approximately 20 times greater than a conventional acupuncture needle, of approximately the same diameter, is obtained. PAN biocompatibility is evaluated using a variety of standard tests, with results indicating that the PAN can safely be used within therapeutic practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-115
Number of pages	9
Journal	JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jams.2018.03.004
State	Published - Jun 2018

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Keywords

acupuncture
cytotoxic
electrochemical anodization
hemolytic
intracutaneous reactivity
nanoporous acupuncture needles

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