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PILLCAM - FOR
DIAGNOSING AND
MONITORING
DISEASES IN THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Dr. Gabriel Idan
Given Imaging/Medtronic
TECHNOLOGICAL
APPLICATION
OF THE MOLECULAR
RECOGNITION AND
ASSEMBLY
MECHANISMS BEHIND
DEGENERATIVE
DISORDERS
The Research Group Headed by
Prof. Ehud Gazit:
Dr. Lihi Adl er Abramovich,
Zohar Arnon, Aviad Levin
Tel Aviv University
BIOMEDICAL/LIFE SCIENCES
BIOMEDICAL/LIFE SCIENCES
A capsule containing a miniature video camera was
developed in Israel for diagnosing and monitoring sources
of bleeding and Crohn’s disease in the small intestine.
After the capsule is swallowed, it travels for about 8
hours through the digestive system, taking over 50,000
images. The photographs taken by the capsule’s camera
are then downloaded into a video that the physician can
review. More than 2.5 million patients throughout the
world have benefited from this technology
.Photo: Given Imaging, Photo Processing: Roei Greenberg
The researchers discovered how materials in a living cell
organize into ordered nanostructures. This selforganization
studied by the researchers plays a role in various
degenerative and metabolic disorders. The researchers
found that nano-spheres, nano-fibrils,nano-plates and
other nanostructures formed in this way have mechanical,
optical and electrical properties that make them useful for
energy storage and light emission. This technology was
commercialized and is currently at the development stage
Painting: Dr. Michal Gavish
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