Give information about the microchip that could control drugs invented by Robert Langer and Michael Cima. When the studies started, how did the idea come out, who found it, which university the studies were carried out, what exactly does the product work, when was the patent obtained? Write important information about this polymer wafer

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Give information about the microchip that could control drugs invented by Robert Langer and Michael Cima. When the studies started, how did the idea come out, who found it, which university the studies were carried out, what exactly does the product work, when was the patent obtained? Write important information about this polymer wafer (Please don't give short answer)

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Designed by Microchips Biotech co-founders Michael Cima, the David H. Koch Professor of Engineering, and Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor, the microchips consist of many pinhead-sized repositories, each covered with a metal membrane, that store minuscule portions of therapeutics or synthetic substances. An electric current conveyed by the gadget eliminates the membrane, delivering a solitary portion. The gadget can be customized remotely to deliver individual dosages for as long as 16 years to treat, for instance, diabetes, disease, numerous sclerosis, and osteoporosis. 

 

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