Edible Smart Pills

Join PSW Science® on November 20 at 8 PM as we welcome Reza Ghodssi, Distinguished University Professor and Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering at the University of Maryland. This lecture will discuss ingestible “smart pills” and the wider use of MEMS in health-care devices, including systems that can travel through the gastrointestinal tract while sensing biomarkers and tissue conditions and emerging capabilities for autonomous biopsy, controlled local drug delivery, and less invasive diagnosis and monitoring.

Dr. Ghodssi’s research has focused on microelectromechanical systems, microsensors, actuators and integrated micro- and nanotechnologies for biomedical and environmental applications. A major part of his work concerns ingestible capsule systems that can sense conditions within the gastrointestinal tract, collect or analyze biological information, communicate results wirelessly and deliver drugs or other treatments at selected locations.

During the question and answer period, in-person attendees and live stream viewers may ask the speaker questions, and in-person attendees may also engage with the speaker during the post-lecture reception. Refreshments are served. For more information on this meeting, please visit: https://pswscience.org/meeting/2545 The meeting will be held in the John Wesley Powell Auditorium, adjacent to the Cosmos Club. The Powell Auditorium is located at 2170 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008. Use of the Cosmos Club is restricted to the Powell Auditorium, the entryway to the auditorium, and the restrooms immediately outside the auditorium. Please note there is no onsite parking available.

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