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Light-triggered implantable device provides programmable drug delivery

06 Apr 2023 Isabelle Dumé
Light-triggered implantable technology
Drug delivery device: the self-powered implant releases medication when triggered by external pulses of light. (Courtesy: Y Zhang)
A new self-powered drug delivery device has been developed by researchers at Northwestern University

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