Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (27898)	1/27/1999 5:57:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Pharmacy on a chip coming? news.com A silicon microchip could one day replace painful injections, difficult-to-swallow pills, and foul-tasting medicines. Instead of packing it with data, scientists plan to load the tiny chip with drugs. It could then be swallowed or implanted under the skin and programmed to release tiny quantities of drugs at precise times. It may sound far-fetched but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a "smart tablet" or a "pharmacy-on-a-chip" could soon be a reality. "It's a drug delivery system, but it could be used for anything," Dr. Robert Langer told Reuters. The prototype that he developed with John Santini and Michael Cima could one day be used to deliver pain relief or cancer drugs, in medical diagnostic tests, in jewelry to emit scents, or in any capacity to deliver one or more chemical compounds in specific amounts at specified times.