American developed smart pill

US scientists have developed and tested on smart pig pills to release antibiotics and monitor body temperature, which is useful for patients at high risk of infectious diseases.

According to Advanced Materials Technologies, a team of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draper University and Brigham Gynecological Hospital (USA) developed smart pills that could be print on 3D printers, help release stomach medicine and monitor temperature for a month. In addition, scientists believe their invention has a much greater potential for application.

The smart Y-shaped tablet allows the stomach to remain in the stomach for a month before leaving the body through the digestive system - (Photo: The inventors of the drug).

As soon as the patient swallowed this pill, its shell will dissolve and reveal a small Y-shaped device . This shape allows the tablet to remain in the stomach for up to a month before leaving the body through the digestive system.

The tablet is powered by small silver oxide batteries, but experts are developing other energy sources. Among them is the plan to use gastric juice of people taking medicine as an energy source.

The smart tablet component has 4 small compartments that can hold medicine, which will be released within a few days. Scientists believe they eventually developed a drug that can release drugs through commands from smartphones.

Smart pills also have sensors that monitor body temperature and transmit information to smartphones via bluetooth. Previously, the team created similar sensors for tablets that monitor important body markers, including breathing and pulse.

Users do not need to worry about whether someone can steal information or try to control the smart pill: the tablet has a built-in security function, so that the tablet can only communicate with device at close range with hand.

Researchers believe that such a pill can be very helpful for patients at high risk of communicable diseases. For example, people who undergo chemotherapy or take immunosuppressive drugs may swallow the smart pill and it will release antibiotics when the first signs of infection appear.

So far, the team has only tested smart pills on pigs, but scientists believe they can begin human trials within the next two years.