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A pill that prints

A team from EPFL's School of Engineering has created MEDS, a pill-sized bioprinter that can guide bio-ink into damaged tissues in the gastrointestinal tract for repair. In experiments, the device successfully repaired artificial ulcers and sealed simulated hemorrhages.

SourceEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne·JournalAdvanced Science·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 16, 2025