Extending the Life of Implanted Nanoelectronics
April 29, 2014 | Terry Sharrer

3D Nanoelectronic Scaffolds Neural Tissue Interface
Nanoelectronics present many attractive possibilities for medical use—for example, sensors imbedded in prosthetics that can signal whether bone cells are attaching to an artificial hip or can detect infection; brain and heart physiology implants are well known applications. But where living tissue and devices with nanowires interface, corrosion can wear away the wires in days if not hours. Charles Lieber’s lab at Harvard, however, has developed ultrathin metal oxide coatings for silicon wires that can extend the life of nanoelectronics in vivo for up to two years. MORE
Image Credit: Charles Lieber’s Lab