Is silk the secret to body-safe electronics?
Futuristic medical devices—such as an "electronic tattoo" that monitors blood sugar levels—have entered the realm of the possible with the creation of silicon-on-silk electronics.
Researchers at the University of Illinois and Tufts University are developing this new type of biodegradable technology. The small size of the thin silicon circuits avoids adverse biological reactions while the silk conforms to tissue and dissolves harmlessly over time—factors that make the combination ideal for safely integrating biomedical devices into the human body.
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