Drug delivery device (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Drug delivery device

Caption

The ingestible capsule is about the size of a multivitamin, and once swallowed, it expands into a star shape that helps it remain in the stomach until all of the drug is released.

Credit

Adam Glanzman

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