Cephalopod-inspired jetting devices for gastrointestinal drug delivery

A Nature paper on ingestible and endoscope-attached devices, modeled on squid and octopus jetting, that fire liquid drug jets into the gut wall without needles.

Cephalopod-inspired jetting devices for gastrointestinal drug delivery

A Nature paper on ingestible and endoscope-attached devices, modeled on squid and octopus jetting, that fire liquid drug jets into the gut wall without needles. In large animals they delivered insulin, a GLP-1 analogue and siRNA at levels similar to subcutaneous injection.

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