Fluidic Enabled Bioelectronic Implants: Opportunities and Challenges

Overview

Journal J Mater Chem B

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Aug 12

PMID 35959561

Authors

Lawrence Coles

Pelumi W Oluwasanya

Nuzli Karam

Christopher M Proctor

Affiliations

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Abstract

Bioelectronic implants are increasingly facilitating novel strategies for clinical diagnosis and treatment. The integration of fluidic technologies into such implants enables new complementary routes for sensing and therapy alongside electrical interaction. Indeed, these two technologies, electrical and fluidic, can work synergistically in a bioelectronics implant towards the fabrication of a complete therapeutic platform. In this perspective article, the leading applications of fluidic enabled bioelectronic implants are highlighted and methods of operation and material choices are discussed. Furthermore, a forward-looking perspective is offered on emerging opportunities as well as critical materials and technological challenges.

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