News
Below are select news posts about our lab and our partners.
August 14, 2024 | First-of-its-kind implant detects and treats opioid overdoses | Popular Science
August 14, 2024 | An implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdoses | MIT News
July 5, 2024 | MIT engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions | MIT News
May 6, 2024 | Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut health | New Scientist
April 24, 2024 | A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy | MIT News
February 13, 2023 | Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint GI difficulties | MIT News
November 8, 2022 | An easier way to remove medical devices | MIT News
June 13, 2022 | Delivering on the Promise of Long-Lasting Pills | Brigham Clinical & Research News
May 27, 2022 | New gels could help the medicine go down | MIT News
March 22, 2022 | A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders | MIT News
January 31, 2022 | Making RNA vaccines easier to swallow | MIT News
January 20, 2022 | An all-in-one approach to diabetes treatment | MIT News
August 30, 2021 | Drug delivery capsule could replace injections for protein drugs | MIT News
July 20, 2021 | The environmental toll of disposable masks | MIT News
July 20, 2021 | Enhancing drug delivery with ultrasound | MIT News
June 14, 2021 | Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract | MIT News
March 4, 2021 | The (robotic) doctor will see you now | MIT News
August 26, 2020 | Synthetic coating for the GI tract could deliver drugs or aid in digestion | MIT News
July 9, 2020 | Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask | MIT News
June 1, 2020 | Coatings for shoe bottoms could improve traction on slick surfaces | MIT News
May 18, 2020 | MIT engineers propose a safer method for sharing ventilators | MIT News
April 27, 2020 | New model of the GI tract could speed drug development | MIT News
March 17, 2020 | “Inactive” pill ingredients could raise the dose of your medication | MIT News
October 7, 2019 | New capsule can orally deliver drugs that usually have to be injected | MIT News
July 30, 2019 | New material could make it easier to remove colon polyps | MIT News
March 13, 2019 | “Inactive” ingredients may not be, study finds | MIT News
March 13, 2019 | Reducing the burden of tuberculosis treatment | MIT News
February 7, 2019 | New pill can deliver insulin | MIT News
August 6, 2018 | A targeted approach to treating glioma | MIT News
June 4, 2018 | Wireless system can power devices inside the body | MIT News
April 13, 2018 | Polymer synthesis gets a jolt of caffeine | MIT News
January 9, 2018 | New drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment | MIT News
October 10, 2017 | Flexible sensors can detect movement in GI tract | MIT News
July 25, 2017 | Ingestible drug-delivery materials may help patients comply with treatment regimens | MIT News
April 27, 2017 | Wireless power could enable ingestible electronics | MIT News
April 27, 2017 | Wireless Power Can Drive Tiny Electronic Devices in the GI Tract | Brigham Clinical & Research News
February 6, 2017 | Engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors | MIT News
January 20, 2017 | RNA hitches a ride on ultrasound waves | MIT News
November 16, 2016 | New capsule achieves long-term drug delivery | MIT News
April 6, 2016 | Engineers develop a pill for long-term drug release | MIT News
November 18, 2015 | A new way to monitor vital signs | MIT News
October 21, 2015 | Using ultrasound to improve drug delivery | MIT News
July 27, 2015 | New material opens possibilities for super-long-acting pills | MIT News
November 3, 2014 | New way to make batteries safer | MIT News
October 1, 2014 | New drug-delivery capsule may replace injections | MIT News