Edible electronic sensors could enable safe internal medical monitoring
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The Economist
18h ago· 1 min readenNews
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Summary
Researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands have developed edible electronic components—including wireless transmitters, microchips, batteries, and chemical sensors—that can be safely swallowed and used for medical sensing. The innovation involves using riboflavin (vitamin B2) for batteries and toothpaste-based transistors, potentially enabling new ways to monitor gut health from inside the body.
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But researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands have worked out how to make eating components, from a wireless transmitter and microchips to a battery and a suite of chemical sensors, not just safe but useful.
Listening to your gut could involve riboflavin batteries and toothpaste transistors.
Listening to your gut could involve riboflavin batteries and toothpaste transistors
