May 2006
Implantable Medication
Programmable drug chips have passed a longevity milestone: six months of drug release.
By Erika Jonietz
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| A wireless signal from outside the body prompts the device to melt a thin metal membrane, releasing a drug into the tissue. A solder seal holds the drug in place. Courtesy of MicroChips. |
Implantable devices being developed by a Bedford, MA, company called MicroChips may one day replace the tedious ritual of regular drug injections. Instead, doctors could program a chip under the skin, allowing drug doses to be released on schedule from any of 100 microscale drug reservoirs.
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