“Cyborg” Tissue with Embedded Electronics
June 25, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
A group of Harvard scientist and engineers have created a tissue scaffold from organic polymers which also includes nanoscale wires that allow electro-chemical changes to be monitored as cells grow in three-dimensional shapes and respond to various drugs. The wires, hooked to electrodes, sense pH, oxygen, and other factors without damaging the tissue, while the mesh can be shaped as though the tissue was growing in vivo. MORE