Title :
Fully implantable and resorbable wireless medical devices for postsurgical infection abatement
Author :
Tao, H. ; Hwang, S.W. ; Marelli, B. ; An, B. ; Moreau, J.E. ; Yang, M. ; Brenckle, M.A. ; Kim, S. ; Kaplan, D.L. ; Rogers, J.A. ; Omenetto, F.G.
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Transducer Technol., Shanghai Inst. of Microsyst. & Inf. Technol., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We present a therapeutic application of a microfabricated implantable and resorbable medical device made out of fully degradable materials by demonstrating in vivo elimination of bacterial infection by wireless activation of the device after implantation. The device disappears upon its completion, requiring no retrieval.
Keywords :
biodegradable materials; biomedical electronics; diseases; microorganisms; prosthetics; surgery; degradable materials; device wireless activation; fully implantable wireless medical device; in vivo bacterial infection elimination; microfabricated implantable medical device; postsurgical infection abatement; resorbable wireless medical device; Coils; Heat treatment; Heating; In vivo; Materials; Medical treatment; Microorganisms;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Estoril
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050913
