AN INGESTIBLE ELECTRONIC PILL FOR REAL TIME
ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE GASTRO-
INTESTINAL TRACT

Erik A. Johannessen1, Tong-Boon Tang2, Lei Wang1, Lili Cui1, Mansour
Ah mad ian2, Nizamettin Aydin2, Alexandros Astaras2, Alan F. Murray2, Brian
W. Flynn2, Tugrul Aslan2, Steve P. Beaumont3, David R. S. Cumming1 and
Jonathan M. Cooper1.
1Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Glasgow, UK.
2Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, UK.
3Institute for System Level Integration, The ALBA Centre, Livingston, UK.

Abstract
A state-of-the-art electronic "pill" has been developed for in situ studies of the gastro-
intestinal (GI) tract using integrated circuit and system level integration technologies.
The measurement parameters include real time analysis of temperature, pH, conductivity
and dissolved oxygen.

Keywords: ingestible pill, sensor array, microchip control, wireless communication

1. Introduction
Ingestible analytical......

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