McClurg, Dylan P.
Pan, Sally https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1584-8026
Fitzgerald, Rebecca C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-3568
Jones, Christopher M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-4964
Article History
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 11 November 2025
Competing interests
: R.C.F. developed the capsule sponge technology and associated patents, which were licensed to Covidien (now Medtronic) by the UK Medical Research Council; is a shareholder in Cyted Health; is a member of the advisory board for AstraZeneca and the CRUK Functional Genomics Centre; and has acted as a consultant for AstraZeneca and 23andMe. C.M.J. has acted as a consultant for Candesic outside of the scope of the current manuscript. The other authors declare no competing interests.