Publication/Creation Date

February 7 2017

Creators/Contributors

Rajamanickam Antonimuthu (creator)
Robert Langer (contributor)
Anantha Chandrakasan (contributor)
Giovanni Traverso (contributor)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) (contributor)
MIT Department Of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (contributor)
Koch Institute For Integrative Cancer Research (contributor)

Description

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed and demonstrated a small voltaic cell that is sustained by the acidic fluids in the stomach. The system can generate enough power to run small sensors or drug delivery devices that can reside in the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods of time. This type of power could offer a safer and lower-cost alternative to the traditional batteries now used to power such devices.

Location on Body

Digestive Tract, Stomach

Augments

Monitoring, Delivering

Technology Keywords

Sensors, Voltaic Cell, Acidic Fluids, Integrated Circuit, Transmitter , Microprocessor

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heFzORFWynM