CAP-MED-V3

• 

  about CAP-MED-V3

• 

  the mechanism

Inspiration

Obesity is a complex chronic disease which is caused due to the accumulation of heavy fat in the body. It arises due to genetic conditions inherited from parents, eating habits, disorderliness in diet caused by stress and broader environment. In the past few years the rate of obesity has expanded globally as countries have experienced greater food security, lack of physical activity because people have to sit and work for hours, genetic inheritance from parents and industrialized food systems. This increases the risk of health disorders like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and increases cancer risks.

What it does

Our solution is simple. What if we could treat this obesity by burning the fat inside our body without harming the tissues and cells just by swallowing a capsule? Yes, let us introduce you to CAP-MED-V3 which is a micro-scale robotic capsule for targeted, non-invasive fat breakdown. It is equipped with optical lenses to detect the area where fat is stored, micro injectors which deliver doses of non destructive biochemical reagents into targeted fat clusters to trigger cellular breakdown and energy receptors capture wireless energy signals from outside the body to power and activate the capsule's function on-site without internal batteries. This process melts and burns the fat into carbon dioxide, water and ATP without damaging healthy surrounding cells, nerves and muscle tissues without relying on surgical methods for cutting out the fat.

How we built it

To implement it, it is required to fabricate biocompatible capsule shells equipped with Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) micro-injectors, power them wirelessly through deep-tissue-penetrating near-infrared light or ultrasound, and fill their micro-reservoirs with specialized enzymatic agents that stimulate intracellular fat metabolism without causing cell lysis.

Challenges we ran into

Designing a micro-scale capsule that safely navigates tissue while ensuring deep-tissue wireless energy reception and non-destructive biochemical release presented significant engineering hurdles. Balancing precise optical detection with zero toxicity to healthy surrounding cells required meticulous system optimization.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We successfully conceptualized a fully non-invasive, battery-free platform that breaks down targeted fat clusters directly into natural metabolic byproducts—CO2, H2O, and ATP—without surgical intervention or cell lysis.

What we learned

Through this project, we gained key insights into integrating Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) with wireless energy transfer (near-infrared and ultrasound) to stimulate targeted intracellular metabolic pathways safely.

What's next for CAP-MED-V3

Once engineered, the system undergoes rigorous 3D tissue culture testing to verify controlled chemical release, followed by pre-clinical animal trials to ensure long-term tissue bio-integration, precise external activation, and zero toxicity to surrounding healthy cells.

Built With

• claude
• emergent
• gemini
• grok
• html5
• notion