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Blending Electronics with the Human Body: A Pathway toward a Cybernetic Future
Mehdi Mehrali1, Sara Bagherifard2, Mohsen Akbari3,4,5
1Technical University of Denmark DTU Nanotech Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics 2800 Kgs Denmark.
Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|October 26, 2018
Summary
Soft electronics are enabling new cybernetic devices that integrate with the human body. These flexible materials are key to developing advanced cyborg technologies and enhancing human capabilities.
Area of Science:
- Interdisciplinary research spanning chemistry, materials science, biology, and engineering.
- Focus on the development of advanced electronic devices for biomedical applications.
Background:
- Current research engineers electrical devices that integrate directly within human organs and tissues.
- These devices act as mediators, recorders, and stimulators of biological electricity.
- They hold potential for monitoring physiological events and overcoming biological limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss the rapid advancements in cybernetics.
- To highlight the crucial role of flexible and electrically active materials in this field.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent developments in cybernetics and materials science.
- Emphasis on the integration of soft and conformal electronic materials with biological systems.
Main Results:
- Emergence of sophisticated electronic devices capable of seamless integration with the human body.
- Development of flexible and electrically active materials crucial for cybernetic advancements.
Conclusions:
- Flexible and soft electronic materials are enabling the next generation of cybernetic devices.
- These technologies pave the way for enhanced human capabilities and the future of cyborgs.
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