Engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors
Publication Title
MIT NewsPublication/Creation Date
February 6 2017Creators/Contributors
Anne Trafton (creator)Giovanni Traverso (creator)
Robert Langer (creator)
Anantha Chandrakasan (creator)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) (contributor)
Brigham And Women's Hospital (contributor)
Koch Institute For Integrative Cancer Research (contributor)
Media Type
Press ReleasePersuasive Intent
AcademicDescription
Researchers at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed and demonstrated a small, ingestible voltaic cell that is sustained by the acidic fluids in the stomach.HCI Platform
IngestibleDiscursive Type
InventionsLocation on Body
Digestive TractTechnology Keywords
Sensors, Voltaic Cell, Acidic Fluids, Integrated Circuit, Transmitters, Microprocessors, Drug Delivery SystemMarketing Keywords
Nature Biomedical EngineeringSource
http://news.mit.edu/2017/engineers-harness-stomach-acid-power-tiny-sensors-0206Related Items
MIT NewsAnne Trafton
Giovanni Traverso
Robert Langer
Anantha Chandrakasan
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Koch Institute For Integrative Cancer Research