{"id":24430,"date":"2016-10-17T10:43:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T05:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaabot.com\/?p=24430"},"modified":"2016-10-17T10:43:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T05:13:19","slug":"tattoos-to-deliver-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entropymag.co\/tattoos-to-deliver-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Tattoos Can Now Deliver Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
As kids we have all been infatuated with tattoos. I know I have. Growing up in India, many of the one rupee chocolates used to get us\u00a0tattoos for free, which I happily used\u00a0to put\u00a0on my skin. Elders weren’t too pleased, often citing the\u00a0harmful effects of these \u2018chemical drawings\u2019. Nevertheless, I and my friends used to show off every day to each other till these tattoos remained on our body. It was fun.<\/p>\n
Grown up now, but the<\/span> myth of tattoos has changed. From \u2018chemical drawings\u2019 to \u2018art\u2019, there are various tattoo artists around the world. The human body is more like a walking, talking drawing book now. Some people tattoo their loved ones names, some the philosophies they follow and some an image that they love. The latest and most surprising myth that I have heard of is that of \u2018inducing medicine\u2019 through tattoos.<\/p>\n As reluctant as you may be\u00a0to accept it, it is true. Tattoo making as an end product is art, but behind that art science are\u00a0invested<\/span>\u00a0ink, machines, and colors, all produced from harm free chemicals so that something beautiful can be<\/span> expressed on the body. Since\u00a0these are chemicals we’re\u00a0talking about, scientists are using them to use medicines now.<\/p>\n Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, USA has come up with some fresh findings and published it in the science journal Nature on<\/span> the usage of tattoos for medicinal purposes. Combining nanotechnology and medicines,\u00a0delivering medicines via tattoos seems possible.<\/p>\n Also Read: Precision Medicine – The Ultimate Cure?<\/a><\/p>\n