Self-severing circuits facilitate passage of ingestible electronic sensor-guided therapeutics
Sean Healy, Angsagan Abdigazy, McKenna F. Clinch, Jason Y Chin, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Zachary Lee, Julia Z Ding, Joy M. Jackson, Ramy W. Ghanim, Xavier Manigault, Sritej Ponna, Megan C. Lee, Jihoon Park, Yasser Khan, Alex Abramson
The paper describes an ingestible electronic pill that self-severs into smaller pieces to reduce bowel obstruction risk, using sensors to trigger drug delivery and safe excretion.
bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering