American pharmacologists have developed a smart tablet, equipped with a microchip and a microscopic antenna, the Canadian television network CBC reported.
When the tablet enters the body, it dissolves and the microchip through the antenna sends a signal to the doctor’s cell phone or computer, informing that the patient has taken the tablet at the set time. This gives you the ability to control whether a patient is taking their medication on time, said one author of the news, University of Florida Computer Engineering Professor Rizvan Bashirulla.
So far, the trials of the smart tablet have been carried out only on anatomical models. Including it was assessed how fast the tablet dissolves in the body. It turned out that when dissolved, it leaves a trace of silver salt in the body – remnants of a very thin silver coating of the tablet itself, as well as mini antennas.
The clever tablet has not yet been tested in clinical conditions. (PAP)