Sunday, September 30, 2012

Dissolvable Medical Devices

Electronic Implant Dissolves in the Body  by Susan Young.  Technology Review.  September 27, 2012.

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Tufts, and others have developed sensors and drug delivery devices that dissolve after they are no longer needed.  The researchers tested the concept on a device that heated a surgical cut area in order to prevent bacterial growth.  Materials are being tested to speed the dissolving process.

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