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Electric tongue scores bitterness of tablets to assist swallowing

14 November 2023

Technology developed by Dr Hend Abdelhakim (UCL Global Business School for Health) measures bitterness levels picked up on an electric tongue when trialling new medicines. Dr David Shorthouse (UCL School of Pharmacy) will use data from the e-tongue to speed up drug development.

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