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A research team has created electronic circuitry that can be tweaked to dissolve in a patient’s body in anywhere from minutes to years.
Lead researcher John Rogers, of the University of Illinois, explained his team successfully implanted “physically transient” chips into mice. One real-life medical application that comes from the study involves building dissolvable chips that would allow doctors to monitor bacteria levels within incisions after surgery, to prevent infections. The biodegradable chips could be implanted and set to dissolve on its own — eliminating the need for a second operation to remove the device.
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