Implantable Electronics Become Soft in the Body

May-20-14 Researchers have developed flexible electronics that become soft once implanted in the body, enabling the devices to be wrapped around different types of tissues.

The devices are made of shape-changing memory polymers embedded with flexible foil wiring able to conform to the shape of the device. One the device has been implanted, the polymers react to the body's warmer temperature and become flexible, which allows the device to be wrapped around large tissues, nerves and blood vessels without hindering range of motion or causing damage.

The researchers' next step is to reduce the size of the devices and add more sensory components.

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