Science & Tech · Science & Environment · 19 hrs ago
MIT team develops a battery designed to be digested over time
A research team led by Giovanni Traverso at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge developed a battery designed to be digested over time.
It is intended for medical capsules that work in the stomach or digestive tract.
Such capsules can use electrical pulses to stimulate the stomach lining or carry sensors.
The sensors could help monitor medication use, and some capsules can warn of germs.
Until now, batteries for these uses had to be very well sealed.
A battery that breaks down over time could make these devices possible without a lasting battery casing.
The team says the technology could be used in future medical capsules.
A team led by Giovanni Traverso at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a battery designed to be gradually digested.
The battery could power medical capsules used in the stomach and digestive tract.
Such capsules can use electrical pulses to stimulate the stomach lining or carry sensors.
The sensors could help check whether patients have taken medication.
- Who
- A research team led by Giovanni Traverso at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- What
- The team developed a battery designed to be digested over time.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
- Why
- It could power medical capsules in the stomach and digestive tract, including devices that stimulate the stomach lining or monitor medication use.
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- Research lead
- Giovanni Traverso
- Institution
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Location
- Cambridge
- Potential use
- Powering medical capsules in the stomach and digestive tract
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