abstract |
An adjunct for a gastrointestinal device and a system including said adjunct are described herein and include a substrate configured to attach to a gastrointestinal device, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface, and at least one microbe-promoting agent associated with at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, the at least one microbe-promoting agent configured to promote at least one of attraction, colonization, and growth of at least one type of commensal microbe. |