By Paul McClure March 06, 2023 Researchers have developed an ingestible microdevice that can be tracked in 3D as it travels through the gut Depositphotos Researchers in the US have developed a platform that allows wireless ingestible devices to be tracked in 3D as they travels through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which may provide a cheaper,...
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Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: THE DEVICE HAS TWO KEY ELEMENTS — A SOFT, STRETCHY TUBE MADE OF SILICONE-BASED RUBBER, AND A PLASTIC COATING ETCHED WITH NEEDLES THAT POP UP WHEN THE TUBE IS STRETCHED. CREDIT: MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA — Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper to create three-dimensional structures,...