Ingestible medical devices can be broken down with light

ScienceDaily
Jan 17, 2020, 4:27 pm195 pts
Engineers have developed a light-sensitive material that allows gastrointestinal devices to be triggered to break down inside the body when they are exposed to light from an ingestible LED.

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