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Biodegradable polymers can now be used to fabricate microchip implants that release drug doses at predetermined times over many months.

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Figure 1: Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), or PLGA, is a random copolymer of lactic acid (portion A) and glycolic acid (portion B).
Figure 2: The polymer-based microchip drug-delivery devices designed to release many doses of drug over time1.

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West, J. Pulsed polymers. Nature Mater 2, 709–710 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1005

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