Gelatin has many applications in medicine. It’s used to make coatings and capsules for allergy, cold, and pain relief drugs. Some of the techniques engineers use to encapsulate medicine, can be done at home! This activity uses chemistry concepts to make squishy beads out of the natural polymer gelatin.
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Athenia is a second year PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program, and she makes tool that help medical professionals study cancer. She likes watching TV and crafting. Her favorite summer activity is getting ice cream with friends or going to the beach!
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