Testing for the most aggressive form of skin cancer could one day be akin to taking a COVID-19 test at home , according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

The researchers have developed a silicone patch – the ExoPatch – to distinguish melanoma from healthy skin. The patch worked when tested on mice.

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The ExoPatch could bring the medical world one step closer to rapid at-home melanoma testing, eliminating the need for a biopsy or blood draw, researchers said.

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"The star-shaped needles make puncture easier and less painful, but they are so small that they only go through the top-most layer of the skin, the epidermis, and do not draw blood," said Sunitha Nagrath, a professor of Chemical Engineering at the university and c

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