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Editorial
. 2019 Jun;8(3):267-269.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2018.12.13.

Future is ready for swallowable sensors

Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh  1 , Stephanie A Ward  2
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Editorial

Future is ready for swallowable sensors

Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2019 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: K Kalantar-Zadeh is the lead scientific advisor for Atmo Biosciences, a company with the patents of swallowable capsules for profiling gases within the gut. SA Ward has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
A schematic depiction of body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory measurements. In the future, they may be accompanied swallowable sensors. Reproduced from (1) with permission from Nature Publishing Group.
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