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A tapeworm-inspired, tissue-anchoring mechanism for medical devices

by Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Flow chart illustrating the mechanism of action of the tapeworm-inspired tissue anchoring mechanism. Upon contact with a tissue surface (in this case, the intestinal lining), the small protruding trigger posts (top right image) are depressed, rapidly deploying the curved array of hooks which penetrate the...

Potential COVID-19 medication found among tapeworm drugs
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Potential COVID-19 medication found among tapeworm drugs

by  The Scripps Research Institute Image of the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Credit: CDC A group of medications long prescribed to treat tapeworm has inspired a compound that shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19 in laboratory studies, according to a new publication appearing online in the journal ACS Infectious Disease. The compound, part of a...