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Researchers test tiny implantable wireless sensors that dissolve in the brain

By Jonah Comstock 02:09 pm January 19, 2016

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are developing tiny sensors that can monitor temperature and pressure within the skull and then dissolve harmlessly into the cranial fluid. When fully developed, these devices could present a new, safer method for monitoring patients after brain surgery or a traumatic brain injury. “The ultimate strategy is to have a device that you...

New flexible health sensor incorporates off-the-shelf chips

By Jonah Comstock 08:25 am April 9, 2014

Researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University are continuing to iterate in the field of stretchable, flexible sensors and antennae. A new paper, recently published in Science, presented a new approach to the category that would allow off-the-shelf chip-based electronics to be incorporated into a peel-and-stick patch. “We designed this device to monitor...