Capsule endoscopy is one of the great advances of modern medicine from a patient perspective, if only because it is an alternative to having a long tube fitted with a video camera inserted down one’s throat or through one’s rectum. Instead, the patient swallows a capsule fitted with a miniature video camera that transmits pictures of the stomach and intestinal walls as it moves through the digestive tract. Because the device is ingested, the capsule’s material must be biocompatible while withstanding exposure to stomach acid and intestinal flora. Tagging Options Domain:  All Sites Keywords:  Medical Polymers read more

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