Self-dissolving implanted brain temperature, pressure sensor

Wilson Ray and Washington University colleagues,  in partnership with John Rogers,  have developed a miniaturized wireless  device to monitor temperature and pressure when implanted into the brain following TBI.  The implant then dissolves, to be naturally reabsorbed into soft tissue, once  no longer needed.

Current methods involve an implanted sensor that must be hard-wired to an external monitoring instrument,  with risks of hemorrhage or infection, and requiring multiple rounds of surgery.

The technology has positive implications for various types of monitoring or therapeutic devices that are implanted or ingested.


Wearable Tech + Digital Health San Francisco – April 5, 2016 @ the Mission Bay Conference Center

NeuroTech San Francisco – April 6, 2016 @ the Mission Bay Conference Center

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