Parasite-Inspired Device for Delivering Drugs

From Johns Hopkins engineers:  “The parasite-inspired devices, which the researchers call “theragrippers,” each come equipped with a drug-loaded polymer patch. The theragrippers are designed to change shape inside the body and latch onto the GI tract, which puts the tiny patches in place to release their drug payload, . . . .”    MORE

Image Credit:  FiercePharma and Johns Hopkins