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SUMMARY:Remotely interrogated and powered flexible pressure sensor for det
 ection of dysmotility of the gastro-intestinal tract. - Professor Marc Des
 mulliez\, Heriot-Watt University
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CONTACT:Kirsty Shepherd
DESCRIPTION:Motility disorders affect the way the GI tract muscles contrac
 t. Dysmotility of the small intestine may lead to symptoms such as bloatin
 g\, pain\, vomiting and cramps and may act as an indication to a number of
  severe conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome\, gastroparesis or chr
 onic idiopathic constipation. \n\nObtaining the contractile information of
  the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) would help to better diagnose motil
 ity disorders\, providing for example a direct method to assess irregular 
 small intestine motions. Ingestible Motility Capsules (IMCs) offer an attr
 active alternative to conventional manometry\, as these systems are design
 ed to be ingestible and act as a lab-in-a-capsule where the physiological 
 parameters of the GI tract are captured with minimal patient discomfort an
 d potentially advanced diagnostic capabilities. In addition\, assessing th
 e contractile information may potentially provide an effective method to l
 ocalise the capsule\, as it travels within the GI tract.\n\nI will present
  a flexible thin-film LC pressure sensors and readout system that paved th
 e way to design and develop PressureCap\, a novel ingestible motility caps
 ule (IMC)\, with the potential to monitor simultaneously multiple sites of
  the GI tract.
LOCATION:West Hub\, South Room
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