Closed-Loop Ingestible Robot for Radiation and Chemical Sensing

Articles, systems, and methods or rapid administration and active pharmaceutical compositions to subjects exposed to radiation and/or toxins are provided by this disclosure. There are currently few interventional technologies to protect against long-term morbidity and mortality from exposure to radiation and chemical warfare. Furthermore, as commercially available technologies such as additive manufacturing and small-scale chemical reactors have become more prevalent, the risk or misuse of such technologies by terrorists and rouge nations states to manufacture nuclear, radiologic, and chemical weapons continues to increase. Articles, systems, and methods described herein combine sensing technologies with drug release components, in order to provide an approach for rapid diagnosis of and response to exposure to radiation and toxic agents.

Researchers

Giovanni Traverso / Hen Wei Huang / James Byrne

Departments: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Health Monitoring / Biotechnology: Biomedical Devices & Systems, Sensors & Monitoring / Industrial Engineering & Automation: Robotics / Sensing & Imaging: Chemical & Radiation Sensing

  • closed-loop detection and treatment of radiation and toxic agents
    United States of America | Published application

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