Biodegradable Materials for Sustainable Health Monitoring Devices

• Published in: ACS applied bio materials Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 163 - 194
• Main Authors: Hosseini, Ensieh S, Dervin, Saoirse, Ganguly, Priyanka, Dahiya, Ravinder
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 18.01.2021
• Subjects: Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Biocompatible Materials - metabolism; Biopolymers - chemistry; Biopolymers - metabolism; Body Temperature; Breath Tests; Electrodes, Implanted; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation; Monitoring, Physiologic - methods; Pressure; Review; Semiconductors; Sweat - chemistry; Sweat - metabolism; sustainable electronics; biodegradable materials; implantable sensors; health monitoring; bioresorbable materials; naturally degrading sensors

The recent advent of biodegradable materials has offered huge opportunity to transform healthcare technologies by enabling sensors that degrade naturally after use. The implantable electronic systems made from such materials eliminate the need for extraction or reoperation, minimize chronic inflamma...