by Massachusetts Institute of Technology This ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, is an advance that could help doctors more easily diagnose gastrointestinal motility disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastroparesis. Credit: MIT Engineers at MIT and Caltech have demonstrated an ingestible sensor whose location can...
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A self-powered ingestible sensor opens new avenues for gut research
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: UC SAN DIEGO RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A SELF-POWERED INGESTIBLE SENSOR SYSTEM DESIGNED TO MONITOR METABOLITES IN THE SMALL INTESTINE OVER TIME. PHOTO BY DAVID BALLOT FOR THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UC SAN DIEGO CREDIT: DAVID BALLOT FOR THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UC SAN DIEGO Engineering researchers have...
A self-powered ingestible sensor opens new avenues for gut research
by Emerson Dameron, University of California – San Diego UC San Diego Researchers develop a self-powered ingestible sensor system designed to monitor metabolites in the small intestine over time. Credit: David Ballot for the Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego Engineering researchers have developed a battery-free, pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system designed to provide continuous...