Parvez Ahmmed

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

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Injectable Microchip Tracks Animal Health

March 12, 2024

Around the world, many pets and working animals are microchipped. It’s a simple process: A tiny transponder with an identification number is enclosed in a rice-grain-sized cylinder and injected under the skin, so that if an animal is lost it can be identified. This new devices does more, including tracking and reporting heart rate, breathing, movement, and temperature sensing in a 4-mm-wide package.

 

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