Sticky nano-sensor patch can administer drug therapy
MAR 31, 2014
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.027802
Nature : A wearable sensor the size of an adhesive bandage could one day monitor a person’s physical activity and deliver drugs subcutaneously. A prototype is being developed that mounts nano-sized physiological sensors, nonvolatile memory, and drug-release actuators onto a tissue-like polymeric substrate. It is the resistive RAM that makes the device unique, in that it enables the sensor to store data locally. For the system to be practical, however, it will require a compact and flexible power source and data transmitter. The researchers say the technology could one day help patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or epilepsy.
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