Researchers at several United Kingdom universities wrote a paper describing a capsule device capable of electronic application of focused ultrasound and delivery of therapeutic agents. In this paper, they cited EP42HT-2Med as follows: “Medical grade epoxy (EP42HT-2Med, Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, NJ, USA) was manually dispensed by a syringe into the transducer and tether slot in one half of the capsule shell. The transducer and tether were secured in the slot, and the epoxy was left to cure overnight at room temperature. The same medical-grade epoxy was also used to join both parts of the capsule shell together and left to cure overnight at room temperature. The fully assembled capsules were visually inspected for voids, and then medical grade epoxy was applied to the interfaces and left to cure at room temperature overnight.”1

A related topic that has been proven, is that ultrasounds can be used for detecting pneumonia.2 There is currently an exigency to build ultrasounds for COVID-19 detection.

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1Stewart, Fraser. Cummins, Gerard. Turcanu, Mihnea V. Cox, Benjamin F. Prescott, Alan. Clutton, Eddie. Newton, Ian P. Desmulliez, Marc P.Y. Thanou, M. Mulvana, H. Cochran, Sandy. Näthke, Inke. Universities of Dundee, Strathclyde, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Kings College. United Kingdom. “Ultrasound Mediated Delivery of Quantum Dots from a 2 Capsule Endoscope to the Gastrointestinal Wall.” https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.24.963066v1.full.pdf

2Long, Ling, MD. Zhao, Hao-Tian, MD. Zhang, Zhi-Yang, MD. Wang, Guang-Ying, MD. Zhao, He-Ling, MD. Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hebei General Hospital, Hebei, China. “Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults.” January 2017. Accessed April 2020. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5279077/