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Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut

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Cephalopod-Inspired Drug Delivery Innovations

This chapter explores innovative drug delivery systems modeled after cephalopods, specifically focusing on the efficient deployment of medication in the gastrointestinal tract. It highlights the design of self-orienting capsules that utilize mechanisms akin to cephalopod behaviors, addressing challenges in drug release based on environmental conditions. Additionally, the discussion includes promising results from animal testing, showcasing improvements in delivering biologic drugs compared to traditional methods.

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