Developing millimeter size implants for diagnosis and treatment

“Using ultra-small device implants being developed by Iota Biosciences, Astellas Pharma hopes to explore new methods of delivering diagnostics and therapies that could work in concert with traditional treatments—or even replace them, as the company looks to create new revenue streams outside its core products. . . . .   Iota plans to develop new classes of biosensors under its Neural Dust platform, with the goal of monitoring the conditions of tissues and organs, as well as providing miniaturized electronic stimulators small enough to target individual nerves and muscles. A piezoelectric crystal converts ultrasound waves into electricity, to power sensing electrodes and a transistor. The device also uses the ultrasound waves to communicate and send back its data, allowing it to be placed deeper in the body than radio-controlled implants.  MORE

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