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Bridging the Bio-Electronic Interface with Biofabrication
Published on: June 6, 2012
Miniature battery-free bioelectronics
Vishnu Nair1, Ashley N Dalrymple2,3,4, Zhanghao Yu5
1Rice Neuroengineering Initiative, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Miniature wireless bioelectronic implants that can operate for extended periods of time can transform how we treat disorders by acting rapidly on precise nerves and organs in a way that drugs cannot. To reach this goal, materials and methods are needed to wirelessly transfer energy through the body or harvest energy from the body itself. We review some of the capabilities of emerging energy transfer methods to identify the performance envelope for existing technology and discover where opportunities lie to improve how much-and how efficiently-we can deliver energy to the tiny bioelectronic implants that can support emerging medical technologies.
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