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Most people prefer to take medicine as pills rather than injections, but absorbing the contents requires overcoming the harsh environment of the gut. Despite decades of development, nearly all pills still have the same overall surface and structure. Researchers are now challenging the 3D structure of pills by using a custom-built microscale 3D printer. They print the pills with pillars or arrows to improve gut retention before the contents are transferred across the intestinal barrier into the bloodstream.
