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MIT researchers designed metal devices that could be used as stents, staples, or drug depots, then broken down inside the body when no longer needed. The devices, made of aluminum, can be dissolved by exposing them to a liquid metal known as gallium-indium.
As food moves through the digestive tract, contracting muscles along the tract keep things flowing smoothly. Loss of this motility can lead to acid reflux, failure of food to move out of the stomach, or constipation.
MIT researchers have designed a new device that could offer a cheaper and easier-to-manufacture alternative to existing diagnostics for GI dysmotility, inspired by the ancient Incan technology of quipu, which involves using knotted cords to communicate information.