A particularly unpleasant side effect of diabetes, especially if you’re squeamish, is having to inject yourself with insulin on a daily basis. Being able to administer insulin in an easier way, like ...
Engineers have developed a tiny robotic capsule that injects insulin once it lands in the stomach. By Gina Kolata Here was the challenge for bioengineers: Find a way for patients to take drugs — like ...
The self-orienting millimeter-scale applicator (SOMA), inspired by the self-righting nature of the leopard tortoise, localizes to the stomach lining, self-rights, and inserts drug into the tissue wall ...
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