Scientists develop capsules that monitor health in the body
2018-04-20 14:00:06
China Instrument Network Instrument Development Recently, scientists successfully developed a "miraculous" capsule that can be driven by its own gastric fluid, which can send health data to your mobile phone through the sensor.
Through continuous monitoring of your health and medication, this miniature capsule will set off another revolution in the medical field.
Phillip Nadeau, a professor of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said: "This self-driven capsule, after taking it, can monitor various physiological indicators in your body for several weeks. It will be fixed in the stomach and measure various indicators. Transfer it to your phone."
At the world’s largest biological summit in Boston, Nadeau demonstrated this groundbreaking invention. It was inspired by a lemon battery that was recharged with galvanized nails and copper wire. After many attempts and improvements, Nadeau was successfully tested on pigs and used a current generated by the interaction of zinc electrodes and stomach acid. The built-in small sensor can continuously detect the temperature and heart rate. The length of the test capsule was approximately 30 mm and it was discharged through the digestive tract of the pigs for 6 days.
Based on this, the scientific research experts wanted to create a smaller-size version for humans, and the prototype size currently under development is 10mm. In order to allow the capsule to stay in the human body for a longer period of time without negatively affecting normal body functions, the prototype currently under development uses a star-shaped design.
(Original title: New Revolution in the Medical Field: Scientists Develop Capsules to Monitor Health in the Body)
Through continuous monitoring of your health and medication, this miniature capsule will set off another revolution in the medical field.
Phillip Nadeau, a professor of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said: "This self-driven capsule, after taking it, can monitor various physiological indicators in your body for several weeks. It will be fixed in the stomach and measure various indicators. Transfer it to your phone."
At the world’s largest biological summit in Boston, Nadeau demonstrated this groundbreaking invention. It was inspired by a lemon battery that was recharged with galvanized nails and copper wire. After many attempts and improvements, Nadeau was successfully tested on pigs and used a current generated by the interaction of zinc electrodes and stomach acid. The built-in small sensor can continuously detect the temperature and heart rate. The length of the test capsule was approximately 30 mm and it was discharged through the digestive tract of the pigs for 6 days.
Based on this, the scientific research experts wanted to create a smaller-size version for humans, and the prototype size currently under development is 10mm. In order to allow the capsule to stay in the human body for a longer period of time without negatively affecting normal body functions, the prototype currently under development uses a star-shaped design.
(Original title: New Revolution in the Medical Field: Scientists Develop Capsules to Monitor Health in the Body)